Speckle-fronted Weaver (Sporopipes frontalis emini) - 13 July 2013. Kopje picnic area. Serengeti
National Park, Mara Region, Tanzania.
This distinctive sparrow-like weaver was locally common where water was available, but distribution was otherwise rather patchy. Its name derives from the white speckles on its black forehead. Digiscoped with Panasonic DMC-LX5 | Nikon FieldScope III | 30XWA | hand-held (no adapter). |