white head and underparts; black back, wings, and tail (Zoo; 2008-10-21)
White-headed Buffalo Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli
Native Range: Africa
Notes:
gets its name from its habit of following African Buffalos in central Africa, feeding on disturbed insects; sexes are similar; communal nests are built together of grassy materials pressed (not woven) together in an oval shape, containing several rooms each with a short entrance tube opening downward; thorns usually adorn the outside of the nest, for protection.
heavy conical bill; black patch around eye (Zoo; 2008-10-21)
orange vent area and undertail coverts (Zoo; 2008-10-21)