Speke's Weaver Ploceus spekei - some photos and notes

Speke's Weaver Ploceus spekei

Bogol Manyo Road, Ethiopia
January 2016

Speke's Weaver is distributed in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. It is found in small flocks in open woodland and acacia up to about 2,100 metres.

The male has a black mask from the eye downwards with a yellow crown and pale yellow eyes. The mantle is yellow and black.

It is named after Captain John Speke, a British explorer and the first European to see Lake Victoria.

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