The image :IMG_2171 ` The red-headed weaver Anaplectes rubriceps is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is placed in the monotypic genus Anaplectes and is found throughout the Afrotropics. There are three races though some 13 have been suggested. They differ by the colour of the belly, colour of the edges to the primaries, and the presence or absence of a black mask. A. r. leuconotos J. W. von Müller, 1851 – West Africa to northern Malawi A. r. jubaensis van Someren, 1920 – Southern Somalia and northern Kenya A. r. rubriceps Sundevall, 1850 – Southern Africa A. r. gurneyi from Caconda, Angola, a synonym of the above The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth`s eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopian Zone or Ethiopian Region. ` Info: www.wikipedia.org Die Voëlgids van Suider-Afrika Ulrich Oberprieler / Burger Cillié uses the identification Anaplectes Melanotis

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