Bocage's Weaver

Ploceus temporalis (Barboza du Bocage, 1880)

Bocage's Weaver, Ploceus temporalis, is a bird of Angola, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Zambia. It belongs to the family Ploceidae and breeds in riparian areas, including swamps, marshes and vegetation along streams, especially where tall grasses and trees are present. Breeding males have a golden-yellow head and crown, with a long, narrow dusky-olive bib and cream-coloured eyes. The species is colonial, with more than 30 nests sometimes hanging from branches over water. Its name honours José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage, who described it in 1880.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Ploceidae — Weavers, Widowbirds

Breeding range

Africa: Angola, s DR Congo and n Zambia