Weavers (Ploceidae)
Vieillot's Black Weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus) - HBW 15, p. 181
French: Tisserin noir
German: Mohrenweber
Spanish: Tejedor de Vieillot
Other common names: Vieillot's/Black Weaver; Chestnut-and-black/Chestnut-backed Weaver (castaneofuscus)
Taxonomy: Ploceus nigerrimus Vieillot, 1819, "Kingdom of Congo".
Races interbreed in S Nigeria. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- castaneofuscus Lesson, 1840 - Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, W Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia E, discontinuously, to S Nigeria.
- nigerrimus Vieillot, 1819 - S Nigeria, S Cameroon, S Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, W Gabon, N & W PRCongo, DRCongo, extreme S Sudan, N Angola (including Cabinda), also S Uganda, extreme W Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and NW & W Tanzania.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male weaving a nest Locality Kanyanchu, Kibale National Park, Uganda (ssp nigerrimus)
Josep del Hoyo 2 September 2006 6 years ago 31 sec 4.5 -
male weaving nest Locality Kribi, South Province, Cameroon
Marco Valentini 8 January 2011 1 year ago 38 sec 4.3 -
A large colony in the morning Locality Chimpanze Guest House, Kibale National Park, Uganda (ssp nigerrimus)
Josep del Hoyo 2 September 2006 6 years ago 39 sec 4.3 -
A large colony at dusk Locality Chimpanze Guest House, Kibale National Park, Uganda (ssp nigerrimus)
Josep del Hoyo 1 September 2006 6 years ago 40 sec 4.1 -
eating,male and female Locality Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (ssp nigerrimus)
Daniêl Jimenez 21 September 2010 2 years ago 28 sec 4 -
A male arranging the nest structure. Locality Chimps' Nest, Kibale National Park, Uganda (ssp nigerrimus)
Eldert Groenewoud 28 February 2008 4 years ago 35 sec 4
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A perched bird
Locality Kribi, South Province, Cameroon (ssp nigerrimus)
Krzysztof Blachowiak 27 February 2012 34 weeks ago 4.3 -
A perched bird
Locality Kribi, South Province, Cameroon (ssp nigerrimus)
Krzysztof Blachowiak 27 February 2012 34 weeks ago 4.2 -
Weaving its nest
Locality Kribi, South Province, Cameroon
Marco Valentini 7 January 2011 1 year ago 4.1 -
A male building his nest
Locality Ghana (ssp castaneofuscus)
Arthur Grosset 29 May 2011 1 year ago 3.7 -
A male pauses briefly from nest building to preen on a twig
Locality Hans Cottage, Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana (ssp castaneofuscus)
Ian Fulton 4 March 2009 3 years ago 3.7 -
A male pauses briefly from nest building to preen on a twig
Locality Hans Cottage, Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana (ssp castaneofuscus)
Ian Fulton 4 March 2009 3 years ago 3.7
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