Weavers (Ploceidae)
Black-capped Social-weaver (Pseudonigrita cabanisi) - HBW 15, p. 137
French: Républicain de Cabanis
German: Schwarzkappenweber
Spanish: Tejedor Social de Cabanis
Taxonomy: Nigrita cabanisi G. A. Fischer and Reichenow, 1884, Tanzania.
Genus sometimes placed in sparrow family (Passeridae). This species sometimes treated within a separate genus, Somalita. Monotypic.
Distribution: S Ethiopia and N & C Kenya S to NC Tanzania.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A breeding colony and a bird with nest material in its beak. Locality Ginir, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 December 2005 7 years ago 37 sec 4.1 -
A bird in a tree, showing comfort behaviour. Locality Ginir, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 December 2005 7 years ago 33 sec 3.8 -
A bird in a tree, pulling a stem to build the nest. Locality Yabelo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 December 2005 6 years ago 10 sec 3.7 -
A bird on the ground, feeding. Locality Yabelo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 December 2005 6 years ago 21 sec 3.7 -
A bird feeding on the ground Locality Melka Guba, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2005 6 years ago 15 sec 3.5
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A nice pair
Locality Yabelo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Guy Poisson 8 February 2010 2 years ago 3.6 -
A pair of Black-capped Social-weavers work industriously on their new nest.
Locality Arero, Ethiopia
Christian Boix Hinzen 15 November 2009 3 years ago 3.5 -
A pair in an acacia.
Locality Soda, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 6 November 2011 52 weeks ago 3.4
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A bird giving calls Locality Bronx Zoo, New York City, New York, USA (United States)
(Monotypic species)
Michael C 1 April 2009 3 years ago 3
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