Weavers (Ploceidae)
Lesser Masked Weaver (Ploceus intermedius) - HBW 15, p. 161
French: Tisserin intermédiaire
German: Cabanisweber
Spanish: Tejedor Intermedio
Other common names: Masked-weaver
Taxonomy: Ploceus intermedius Rüppell, 1845, Shoa, Ethiopia.
Relationships uncertain; has been thought to be closest to P. luteolus (when this believed to form a superspecies with P. pelzelni and P. subpersonatus) or to P. melanocephalus, but neither possibility seems likely. Proposed races beattyi (described from W Angola) and luebberti (from Damaraland, in NC Namibia) synonymized with cabanisii. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- intermedius Rüppell, 1845 - Djibouti, Ethiopia, NW & S Somalia, SE Sudan, Uganda, Kenya (except NE), NE DRCongo, Rwanda, Burundi, and NW, C & E Tanzania (except SE).
- cabanisii ( W. K. H. Peters, 1868) - SW PRCongo, coastal Angola, SW Tanzania, SE DRCongo, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, W & SW Mozambique, N Namibia, N & E Botswana, N & E South Africa and Swaziland.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male arranging its nest and singing Locality Mweya Lodge, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda (ssp intermedius )
Josep del Hoyo 4 September 2006 6 years ago 25 sec 4.5 -
looking for food Locality Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda (ssp intermedius)
Daniêl Jimenez 23 September 2010 2 years ago 20 sec 4.4 -
A male preening, perched and carrying nest material Locality Mkuze Game Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (ssp cabanisii)
Dave Jackson 30 November 2001 5 years ago 24 sec 4.4 -
A male in breeding plumage weaving its nest Locality Bazaruto Island, Bazaruto Archipelago, Inhambane Province, Mozambique (ssp cabanisi)
Juan Sanabria 4 October 2005 7 years ago 16 sec 4.3 -
A male preening and then singing and displaying in a tree. Locality Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania (ssp intermedius)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 15 February 2012 41 weeks ago 28 sec 4 -
A male feeding on some kind of legume. Locality Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania (ssp intermedius)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 18 February 2012 41 weeks ago 34 sec 4
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A male feeding on a piece of meat provided.
Locality Dikhololo Game Reserve, North West Province, South Africa
Robert Erasmus 15 July 2009 2 years ago 4.3 -
Bathing in company with other species
Locality Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Marco Valentini 31 January 2012 1 year ago 4.2 -
Male specimen
Locality Dikhololo Game Reserve, North West Province, South Africa
Robert Erasmus 14 July 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
Bathing
Locality Rusumo, East Province, Rwanda
Jason Anderson 13 December 2009 2 years ago 3.7 -
A juvenile male starting to show his real colours.
Locality Dikhololo Game Reserve, North West Province, South Africa
Robert Erasmus 14 July 2009 2 years ago 3.6 -
Perched in a tree
Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa
Lindsay Hansch 11 October 2008 2 years ago 3.4
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A nesting colony. 16:47. Locality Mkuze Game Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
Charles Hesse 3 January 2010 3 years ago 4.7
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