Sparrow-weaver White-browed - a photo on Flickriver

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(Plocepasser mahali)

The white-browed sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser mahali) is a predominantly brown, sparrow-sized bird found throughout central and north-central southern Africa. It is found in groups of two to eleven individuals consisting of one breeding pair and nonreproductive individuals.

During his expedition to the interior of South-Africa in 1834-35, Andrew Smith, collected specimens of the white-browed sparrow weaver at the Modder River, which he described in 1836, giving it the scientific name Plocepasser mahali.

Smith did not provide an explanation for the species epithet mahali, but is clear it is not a Latin name. Probably it is derived from the vernacular name for the bird in se tswana mogale or from the Sesotho word mohale, a brave or fierce person, which suggests the bird's name may refer to its angry scolding.

There are four recognized subspecies of the white-browed sparrow-weaver:

P. m. melanorhynchus is found in eastern Africa
P. m. ansorgei is found in southern Angola and northern Namibia
P. m. mahali is found from southern Namibia to Zimbabwe and South Africa
P. m. pectoralis is found from Botswana to Tanzania and western Mozambique

Year round, groups of the white-browed sparrow-weaver are active and nest-building. Groups of ten to sixty inverted-U-shaped nests of dry grass appear in the outside limbs of trees, although only several are used for breeding or roosting. While breeding nests have only one entrance, roosting nests have an entrance located at each of the two nest extremities. Research has shown that, throughout a region, nests are located at the leeward side of a tree. This behavior preserves a greater number of intact nests for breeding and roosting. White-browed sparrow-weaver nests are sometimes used by other birds, such as the red-headed finch and ashy tit.

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Taken on: May 24, 2019

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White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

Kgalagadi

2019

Old World Sparrows and Snowfinches

Passeridae

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Camera: Canon EOS-1D X, f/5.6, 1/400 sec, 400mm, ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

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