white headed buffalo weaver by Pratim Das
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FOREIGN BIRDS ON MY CANVAS # 15 ....WHITE HEADED BUFFALO WEAVER [FROM A PHOTOGRAPH OF MR. RAJNEESH SUVARNA]... WATERCOLOUR ... A4 .... The white-headed buffalo weaver or white-faced buffalo-weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli) is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae native to East Africa. The buffalo part of its name derives from its habit of following the African buffalo, feeding on disturbed insects. Two subspecies are recognized. The white-headed buffalo weaver was first described by the German naturalist Eduard Rüppell in 1845. The white-headed buffalo weaver is 170 to 190 mm (6.7–7.5 in) in length and 57 to 85 g (2.0–3.0 oz) in weight. In addition to its white head and underparts, the white-headed buffalo weaver has a vividly orange-red rump and undertail coverts.Its thighs are dark brown. Narrow white bands can be found on the wings. Both sexes are similar in plumage and hard to differentiate. The bill is conical and black. The white-headed buffalo weaver is native t
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