White-browed Sparrow Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Size: | Up to 19 cms long |
Habitat: | Woodland and grassland with trees |
Feeding: | Seed and insects |
The White-browed Sparrow Weaver is easy to identify with its white eye-stripe. It has brown wings and tail and the underparts are buff/white. The legs are pink. The bill of the male is black and that of the the female is horn coloured.
It is a gregarious bird, usually found in small flocks.
These photos were taken in the Selous National Park, Tanzania.
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