Southern Masked Weaver - Ploceus velatus

Tisserin à tête rousse

Southern Masked Weaver female — Nest is neatly woven from green grasses into round globe, with an entrance hole at the bottom. It is situated in trees overhanging water, but also far from water in the veld and in suburban areas. Le nid est soigneusement tissé en forme de globe avec des herbes vertes, en ménageant une entrée à la base. Il est placé dans un arbre surplombant l'eau, mais aussi, au dessus de champs ou dans les zones suburbaines.

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Tejedor enmascarado
tecelão-de-máscara
Maskenweber
Ploceus velatus
Passeriformes

The species

Classification

Order : Passériformes
Family : Ploceidae
Species : Southern Masked Weaver

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O.Net ref. : cadw19001
Author : C. de Wet
Gender : ♀

Shooting

date : 2005 Sep
Country : South Africa (sf)
Region : Gauteng Gauteng
Lat. : 26° 4' 17'' South
Lng. : 28° 15' 0'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]

Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D70
Exposure : 1/160 s

aperture : 8

Focal length : 600 mm

Iso : 200

Flash : no