Vulnerable
Endemic to DR Congo's Albertine Rift, especially the Eastern DR Congo lowland forests
http://projects.bebif.be/enbi/albertinerift/birds/taxoninfo?id=1118
Yellow legs and feet
NE DR Congo: central and eastern Ituri Forest
Canopy of lowland forest
Vieillot's Black Weaver P. nigerrimus and Maxwell's Black Weaver P. albinucha are also all-black with pale eye, but lack yellow legs and feet.
Large, all-black weaver with whitish eye
Resident
20 cm
The population is suspected to be declining in line with the clearance of forest within its range, although the likely rate of decline has not been estimated (BirdLife International 2011).
The yellow-legged weaver (Ploceus flavipes) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The yellow-legged weaver (Ploceus flavipes) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
