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 38 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 38 weeks ago 34 sec 4 -
A male in breeding plumage hanging on a nest Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa (ssp cabanisii)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 December 2000 5 years ago 21 sec 4 -
A female and a male at their nest Locality Mweya Lodge, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda (ssp intermedius )
Josep del Hoyo 4 September 2006 6 years ago 27 sec 3.8 -
Males nest building and displaying at a colony Locality Mvuu Camp, Liwonde National Park, Southern Region, Malawi (ssp cabanisii)
Greg Baker 19 October 2005 30 weeks ago 19 sec 3.7 -
A male foraging in a tree. Locality Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania (ssp intermedius)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 15 February 2012 38 weeks ago 20 sec 3.7 -
looking around Locality Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda (ssp intermedius)
Daniêl Jimenez 2 years ago 10 sec 3.6 -
A male on a branch Locality Lake Baringo, Kenya
Pascal Vagner 1 January 2006 3 years ago 6 sec 3.5 -
Several birds around its breeding colony on a palm tree Locality Bazaruto Island, Bazaruto Archipelago, Inhambane Province, Mozambique (ssp cabanisi)
Juan Sanabria 4 October 2005 7 years ago 20 sec 3.1 -
A perched male Locality Mvuu Camp, Liwonde National Park, Southern Region, Malawi (ssp cabanisii)
Greg Baker 20 October 2005 29 weeks ago 10 sec 3 -
A bird hanging on some kind of legume and feeding on it. Locality Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania (ssp intermedius)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 18 February 2012 38 weeks ago 16 sec 3 -
A short view of a male, repeated in slow motion. Locality Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania (ssp intermedius)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 15 February 2012 38 weeks ago 7 sec 3
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