Tours where you can spot this bird
1 tour in Namibia
Chestnut Weaver
Ploceus rubiginosus Rüppell, 1840
Ploceidae — Weavers, Widowbirds
Chestnut Weaver, Ploceus rubiginosus, is a bird of eastern and south-western Africa in the weaver family. It was described by Rüppell in 1840. Its range includes Kenya, Botswana, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Tanzania, Angola and Namibia. It lives in dry country, especially shrubland and thornveld, and is usually found below 1,500 metres. It is nomadic and also stays in one area, shifting with rainfall and food supply. It breeds in colonies, often in flocks, and can become a crop pest during the breeding season.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Ploceidae — Weavers, Widowbirds
- Breeding range
- Africa: e, sw
