The Rüppell's weaver (Ploceus galbula) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family, which is native to the northern Afrotropics. The species is named after the German zoologist and explorer Eduard Rüppell (1794–1884).
Range
It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
Range map from www.oiseaux.net - Ornithological Portal Oiseaux.net
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Illustration from Rüppell, 1840
By Rüppell, Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig, Taf. 32, Public Domain,
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Listen to the Rüppell's weaver
Remarks from the Recordist
Recorded with my ZOOM H5 Handy Recorder High Pass Filter in Audacity applied
september and there were Rüppell's weaver all over Djibouti busy building nest making this noise. I don´t know if it is a call, but it was hear everywhere there were some greenery
Ferme Agro-Pastorale de Dikhil is a small park, agriculture school or something in Dikhil and just ask if you can enter to go have a look for birds
Rüppell's weaver “weaving” a nest in Assamo, Djibouti - September 2018
Rüppell's weaver nest
Assamo, Djibouti - September 2018
Rüppell's weaver nest
Assamo, Djibouti - September 2018
Male Rüppell's weaver building nest
Assamo, Djibouti - September 2018
Male Rüppell's weaver building nest
Ferme Agro Pastorale De Dikhil, Djibouti - September 2018
Male Rüppell's weaver building nest
Ferme Agro Pastorale De Dikhil, Djibouti - September 2018
Male Rüppell's weaver building nest
Ferme Agro Pastorale De Dikhil, Djibouti - September 2018
Male Rüppell's weaver building nest
Ferme Agro Pastorale De Dikhil, Djibouti - September 2018
Male Rüppell's weaver building nest
Ferme Agro Pastorale De Dikhil, Djibouti - September 2018
Old Rüppell's weaver nest hanging in the tree
Assamo, Djibouti - September 2018
We found an old Rüppell's weaver nest on the ground
Assamo, Djibouti - September 2018
Conservation status
IUCN Red List
of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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