Burung kicau (Songbirds)
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
- tidak umum
- 38 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Males build up to 25 nests per season, each judged by the female. Rejection rate is high. Commitment is higher.
- Populasi
- Not quantified; described as generally common and widespread with a stable population trend
- Habitat
- Savanna, shrubland, grassland, open woodland, semi-desert, dry subtropical/tropical forest edge, agricultural land (plantations, pastureland, arable land), riparian vegetation near permanent rivers/wetlands, and urban/suburban gardens and parks
- Fakta menarik
- Breeding males build roughly 25 nests per season while attracting multiple mates (polygyny), and females inspect a candidate nest's structural soundness by tugging on the weaving before accepting it.
- Sebaran
- Southern Africa: resident year-round across Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Guinea-Bissau; extent of occurrence approximately 5,670,000 km²
- Makanan
- Seeds and grain, insects, and nectar; readily visits garden feeding tables
- Ukuran
- 0,14 m
- Masa hidup
- 3 tahun
