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Birdwatching in Africa - White-browed Sparrow-weaver, Plocepasser mahali


The White-browed Sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser mahali) is a predominantly brown, sparrow-sized bird found throughout central and north-central southern Africa. It is found in groups of two to eleven individuals consisting of one breeding pair and other non-reproductive individuals.

Range map from www.oiseaux.net

Range map
Range map from www.oiseaux.net - Ornithological Portal Oiseaux.net
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White-browed Sparrow-weaver, Plocepasser mahali
White-browed Sparrow-weaver keeping us company at lunch
Sabana Beach Resort at Lake Langano, Ethiopia - October 2019

White-browed Sparrow-weaver, Plocepasser mahali
White-browed Sparrow-weaver keeping us company at lunch
Sabana Beach Resort at Lake Langano, Ethiopia - October 2019
Taxonomy and systematics
During his expedition to the interior of southern Africa in 1834–35, Andrew Smith collected specimens of the white-browed sparrow weaver at the Modder River, which he described in 1836, giving it the scientific name Plocepasser mahali.

Etymology
Smith did not provide an explanation for the species epithet mahali, but is clear it is not a Latin name. Probably it is derived from the vernacular name for the bird in Setswana mogale or from the Sesotho word mohale, a brave or fierce person, which suggests the bird's name may refer to its angry scolding.[3]

Vernacular names
Other common names used in English include black-billed mahali weaverbird, black-billed sparrow weaver, Kismayu sparrow-weaver, stripe-breasted sparrow-weaver, white-browed weaver bird, and white-crowned weaver bird.

Subspecies
There are four recognized subspecies of the white-browed sparrow-weaver:

• P. m. melanorhynchus is found in eastern Africa

• P. m. pectoralis is found from Botswana to Tanzania and western Mozambique

• P. m. ansorgei is found in southern Angola and northern Namibia

• P. m. mahali is found from southern Namibia to Zimbabwe and South Africa


Length: 16 - 19 cm
Wingspan:
Weight: 40 - 55 g
Longevity:
Distinctive Feature

Similar Species



From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.
Female / Male

• Bill: black in male; female - horn-coloured; juvenile - pinkish-brown

From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.


Listen to the White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

Remarks from the Recordist

Recorded with my ZOOM H5 Handy Recorder. High pass filter applied with Audacity

2 birds, one on the ground and one sitting at a nest in the tree and they were calling or singing.



Remarks from the Recordist

Recorded with my ZOOM H5 Handy Recorder. High pass filter applied with Audacity

2 birds, one on the ground and one sitting at a nest in the tree and they were calling or singing.


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Conservation status
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)



From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Sighted: 21 October 2019 (Date of first photo that I could use)
Location: Awash National Park, Ethiopia


White-browed Sparrow-weaver, Plocepasser mahali
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver - 21 October 2019 - Awash National Park, Ethiopia

White-browed Sparrow-weaver, Plocepasser mahali
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver - 21 October 2019 - Awash National Park, Ethiopia

White-browed Sparrow-weaver, Plocepasser mahali
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver - 27 October 2019 - Fish Market in Ziway, Ethiopia

White-browed Sparrow-weaver, Plocepasser mahali
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver - 27 October 2019 - Abidjatta-Shalla Natyional Park, HQ area, Ethiopia

White-browed Sparrow-weaver, Plocepasser mahali
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver - 27 October 2019 - Abidjatta-Shalla Natyional Park, HQ area, Ethiopia

White-browed Sparrow-weaver, Plocepasser mahali
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver - 28 October 2019 - Sabana Beach Resort at Lake Langano, Ethiopia

White-browed Sparrow-weaver, Plocepasser mahali
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver - 28 October 2019 - Sabana Beach Resort at Lake Langano, Ethiopia



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