Red-headed Weaver

Anaplectes rubriceps (Sundevall, 1850)

Red-headed Weaver, Anaplectes rubriceps, is a passerine of the family Ploceidae that breeds widely across Africa. It occurs across the Afrotropics, with records from a broad belt stretching from Senegambia to Ethiopia and north-west Somalia, then south to Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Eswatini and north-east KwaZulu-Natal. It is also present in eastern and southern Africa, including Zambia, Zimbabwe, most of Mozambique and Botswana. The species is associated with savanna, bushland and other wooded habitats, and it is noted for variation between northern and southern birds, including differences in head colour and wing markings.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Ploceidae — Weavers, Widowbirds

Breeding range

Africa: widespread