Black-necked Weaver
Ploceus nigricollis (Vieillot, 1805)
Ploceidae — Weavers, Widowbirds
Black-necked Weaver, Ploceus nigricollis, breeds across central and eastern Africa, from Cameroon through to Kenya and southern Somalia. It is a forest bird, especially in wet places, and is usually found in pairs when nesting. The species was first described in 1805 by Vieillot. It makes a large, roughly woven nest of grass and creepers, hung from a tree branch, with a downward-facing entrance tunnel. Two or three eggs are laid. The northern race has olive upperparts and wings with yellow underparts and head, while the southern race is much darker.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Ploceidae — Weavers, Widowbirds
- Breeding range
- Africa: c, e
