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| Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis
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| Photographer : | © Neeraj Mishra |
| Location : | Outskirts of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Date : |
July 1997 |
| English synonyms: | Black Breasted Weaver, Black-throated Weaver, Black-throated Weaver Bird, Black-throated Weaverbird, Bengal Weaver |
| Bird Family : | Ploceidae - Weavers & Fodies |
| Bird Group : | PASSERIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | Unusually long entrance tube for a nest of this species. It was not less than 1 meter and was hanging from tall grasses along a canal. ( I have never seen such long nests thereafter.). I think the bird made such a long entrance tube to prevent snakes from entering the nest. - NM |
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