Red-headed Weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps leuconotus) - 6 July 2013. Gibb's Farm, Karatu, Arusha
Region, Tanzania.
This is a male. Some authors put this unique and colorful weaver in the genus Malimbus. There is a race (A. r. jubaensis) in coastal East Africa in which the male is almost all red. Digiscoped with Panasonic DMC-LX5 | Nikon FieldScope III | 30XWA | hand-held (no adapter). |