Lake Lufira Masked-Weaver Ploceus ruweti Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (18)
- Monotypic
Text last updated November 15, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | teixidor de Ruwet |
Dutch | Lufiramaskerwever |
English | Lake Lufira Masked-Weaver |
English (Kenya) | Lake Lufira Masked Weaver |
English (United States) | Lake Lufira Masked-Weaver |
French | Tisserin de Ruwet |
French (France) | Tisserin de Ruwet |
German | Ruwetweber |
Japanese | ザイールメンガタハタオリ |
Norwegian | lufiravever |
Polish | wikłacz bagienny |
Russian | Луфирский ткач |
Slovak | pletiarka hrdzavoprsá |
Spanish | Tejedor de Ruwet |
Spanish (Spain) | Tejedor de Ruwet |
Swedish | lufiravävare |
Turkish | Ruwet Dokumacısı |
Ukrainian | Ткачик мочарний |
Ploceus ruweti Louette & Benson, 1982
Definitions
- PLOCEUS
- ruweti
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Field Identification
Systematics History
Subspecies
Distribution
L Tshangalele (formerly L Lufira) and Kiubo Falls (1), on R Lufira, in SE DRCongo.
Habitat
Movement
Diet and Foraging
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Breeding
Breeds Jan–Apr; reportedly double-brooded. Probably polygynous; neighbouring males each with several nests, but apparently not colonial; 3–20 nests in some sites, typically 4–6 nests together. Territorial, with wing-quivering displays. Nest oval, with entrance below and little or no spout, woven by male from strips of material, suspended from a woven strip attached to ambatch branches 0·5-2 m above water; two colonies close to nests of the wasp Ropalidia cincta. Clutch 2 eggs in one nest, very pale green with brown spots, spots concentrated at thick end, one egg 19·4 x 13·9 mm; male seen to feed a fledgling. No other information.
Conservation Status
Not globally threatened. Currently considered Data Deficient. Restricted-range species: present in Lake Lufira Secondary Area. Until rediscovery in 2009 (2), known only from the male type-specimen collected in 1960. Common in 1960 and "not at all rare" in 2009 (2). Records of breeding birds observed at Kiubo Falls, c. 120 km downstream on R Lufira (3), imply that it may have a more extensive distribution in this river basin than was hitherto imagined. No information on population, trends, ecological requirements or threats. Despite recent records, this species is still so poorly known that it is not possible to accurately assess of its risk of extinction; it is therefore listed as Data Deficient.