Grey-capped Social Weaver
A species of Social Weavers, Also known as Gray-headed Social-weaver Scientific name : Pseudonigrita arnaudi Genus : Social Weavers
Grey-capped Social Weaver, A species of Social Weavers
Also known as:
Gray-headed Social-weaver
Botanical name: Pseudonigrita arnaudi
Genus: Social Weavers
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Description General Info
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Description
The species is small for a weaver with 11–12 cm (4.3–4.7 in) long, and it weighs 15–26 g (0.53–0.92 oz). It is a sparrow-like liver-colored bird, with a pale grey crown, a dark grey bill, a whitish eye-ring, horn-colored legs, with some black in the wing and a light terminal band in the for a weaver relatively short tail. The tail band is visible during flight. The cap of the adult male is almost white, that of females more light grey. Adolescents have a duller plumage, a brown bill, and the cap is light liver-colored. 
Size
12 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Grey-capped Social Weaver primarily consumes grass seeds and insects, including grasshoppers, beetles, termites, and caterpillars. They typically forage in groups away from their colonies, exhibiting a sociable feeding behavior.
Habitat
The grey-capped Social Weaver predominantly inhabits dry woodland areas. These birds thrive in environments characterized by a general aridity and are typically associated with lower altitudes within broader arid to semi-arid ecological zones.
Dite type
Granivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Behavior
The grey-capped social weaver is monogamous and breeds in colonies. Its behavior closely resembles that of the sociable weaver Philetairus socius.
Distribution Area
Two subspecies of the grey-capped social weaver can be distinguished. The southerly subspecies dorsalis can be distinguished by its bluish grey instead of livery brown back. P. arnaudi subsp. arnaudi can be found from eastern South-Sudan and neighboring northern Uganda, around Mount Elgon, the central highlands of Kenya southwards to a strip in Tanzania between Speke Gulf (a continuation of Lake Victoria at it southeastern corner) and Mount Kilimandjaro, and a few isolated populations in the very south-west corner of Sudan (South Darfur), around Mega in southernmost Ethiopia and around Xagar in southern Somalia. P. arnaudi subsp. dorsalis occurs in Tanzania, in a zone between the south shore of Lake Victoria to north of Lake Malawi, and an isolated population just south of Dar es Salaam.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Old world sparrows Genus
Social Weavers Species
Grey-capped Social Weaver 
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