Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Passeriformes > Ploceidae > Dinemellia > Dinemellia dinemelli| | Dinemellia dinemelli (White-headed Buffalo Weaver) | |
The White-headed 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. |
| Adult Weight [1] | 69 grams | | Birth Weight [1] | 4.5 grams |  | | Clutch Size [2] | 3 |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
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Ethiopian xeric grasslands and shrublands |
Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Hobyo grasslands and shrublands |
Somalia |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Northern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets |
Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands |
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Northern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic |
Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Serengeti volcanic grasslands |
Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands |
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Somali Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets |
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands |
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Southern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets |
Tanzania, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands |
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Location |
IBA Criteria |
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Climate |
Land Use |
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Aangole: Farbiito |
Somalia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Abijatta: Shalla Lakes National Park |
Ethiopia |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Amboseli National Park |
Kenya |
A3 |
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Arbowerow |
Somalia |
A3, A4iii |
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Arero forest |
Ethiopia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Awash National Park |
Ethiopia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Babille Elephant Sanctuary |
Ethiopia |
A3 |
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Balcad Nature Reserve |
Somalia |
A2, A3 |
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Bandingilo |
Sudan |
A3 |
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Boorama plains |
Somalia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Ceel Hammure |
Somalia |
A1, A3 |
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Dawa: Wachile |
Ethiopia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Dida Galgalu desert |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Far Waamo |
Somalia |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Gacan Libaax |
Somalia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Genale river |
Ethiopia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Hobyo |
Somalia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Imatong mountains |
Sudan |
A1, A3 |
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Jasiira lagoon and Muqdisho islets |
Somalia |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Jowhar: Warshiikh |
Somalia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Juba |
Sudan |
A3 |
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Kidepo |
Sudan |
A3 |
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Kidepo Valley National Park |
Uganda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Konso: Segen |
Ethiopia |
A1, A3 |
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Laag Badaana |
Somalia |
A1, A3 |
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Lake Baringo |
Kenya |
A3 |
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Lake Bogoria National Reserve |
Kenya |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Lake Chew Bahir |
Ethiopia |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Lake Eyasi |
Tanzania |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Lake Manyara National Park |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Lake Turkana |
Kenya |
A4i, A4iii |
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Liben plains and Negele woodlands |
Ethiopia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Longido Game Controlled Area |
Tanzania |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Lower Wabi Shebelle river and Warder |
Ethiopia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mago National Park |
Ethiopia |
A3 |
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Mankubsa: Welenso forest |
Ethiopia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Masai Mara |
Kenya |
A1, A2 |
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Maswa Game Reserve |
Tanzania |
A1, A2 |
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Meru National Park |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mkomazi Game Reserve |
Tanzania |
A1, A3 |
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Mount Moroto Forest Reserve |
Uganda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Nechisar National Park |
Ethiopia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Ngorongoro Conservation Area |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii, A4iii |
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Nyumba ya Mungu reservoir |
Tanzania |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Omo National Park |
Ethiopia |
A3 |
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Ruaha National Park |
Tanzania |
A3, A4i |
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Samburu and Buffalo Springs National Reserves |
Kenya |
A3 |
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Saylac |
Somalia |
A3 |
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Serengeti National Park |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Shaba National Reserve |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Sudd (Bahr-el-Jebel system) |
Sudan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Tana River Delta |
Kenya |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Tana River Forests |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Tarangire National Park |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Tsavo East National Park |
Kenya |
A1, A3 |
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Tsavo West National Park |
Kenya |
A1, A3 |
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Usangu flats |
Tanzania |
A1, A3, A4i |
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War Harqaan: isha Dolondole |
Somalia |
A3 |
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Wembere steppe |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Xarardheere: Awale Rugno |
Somalia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Xawaadley reservoir |
Somalia |
A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Yabello Sanctuary |
Ethiopia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Yangudi-Rassa National Park |
Ethiopia |
A1, A3 |
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Institutions (Zoos, etc.) |
MapsLink to MapSpecies recognized by Peterson A.P., 17-Oct-2001, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in  Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinderImportant Bird Areas provided by BirdLife International (2010) Important Bird Areas. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/12/2010 |
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