Weavers (Ploceidae)
Juba Weaver (Ploceus dicrocephalus) - HBW 15, p. 172
French: Tisserin de Salvadori
German: Gelbrückenweber
Spanish: Tejedor de Salvadori
Other common names: Jubaland/Salvadori's/Yellow-backed Weaver
Taxonomy: Hyphantornis dicrocephala Salvadori, 1896, Somalia.
Has been thought possibly to form a superspecies with P. melanocephalus. Monotypic.
Distribution: S Ethiopia, extreme NE Kenya and SW Somalia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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female perched on bush Locality Melka Guba, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 1 November 2011 1 year ago 11 sec 3 -
quarter speed, male feeding in bush, flies Locality Melka Guba, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 1 November 2010 1 year ago 15 sec 2
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A breeding male in full breeding plumage, mounts guard a few yards away from its new nest, awaiting female visitors. Locality Mhelka Gebdu, Afar Plains, Afar Region, Ethiopia
Christian Boix Hinzen 15 November 2009 3 years ago 3
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