Brown-capped Weaver Ploceus insignis

Unusual and attractive black-and-yellow weaver. Males show a brown cap and females a black one. Both sexes have a yellow patch on the back. Found in montane forest, usually in pairs or small groups, which often join mixed-species feeding flocks. Feeds by creeping along larger tree limbs like a nuthatch. Not very vocal, but vocalizations are typical of weavers: “chit” notes and a sizzling, “radio static” song. Similar to Preuss’s and Yellow-capped Weavers, but male is separated by its brown cap, and female by its all-black head.