Malimbus ballmanni

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Telluraves
Cladus: Australaves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Infraordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Passeroidea

Familia: Ploceidae
Genus: Malimbus
Species: Malimbus ballmanni
Name

Malimbus ballmanni Wolters, 1974

Type locality: southwestern Ivory Coast, between Cavally River and Keibli, northwest from Tai (5° 52' N, 7° 28' W).
References
Primary references

Wolters, H. E. 1974. Aus der ornithologischen Sammlung des Museums Alexander Koenig. III. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 25: 283–291. BHL Reference page. p. 390 BHL

Additional references

IUCN: Malimbus ballmanni (Near Threatened)

Vernacular names
Cymraeg: Malimbe Tai
English: Ballmann's Malimbe, Gola malimbe
فارسی: مالیمبه گولا
suomi: Tainkutoja
français: Malimbe de Ballmann
Nederlands: Wolters prachtwever
svenska: golamalimbe

The Gola malimbe or Ballmann's malimbe (Malimbus ballmanni) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
Description

The Gola malimbe is a black forest weaver, the males have an orange-yellow nape, bright golden-yellow crescent on the breast and golden yellow patch on the vent. The female is almost completely black with an indistinct yellowish crescent on the breast. Juveniles are similar to the adults but duller and the yellow on the breast extends to the throat.. Length is 17 cm.[3]
Voice

The males song includes a series of unmusical, chattering sounds followed by a wheezing phrase and lasts roughly three seconds "cheg chig cheg cheg chega zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz", and is similar to that of the village weaver. The females' song is similar but lacks the wheezing part at the end "cheg cheg chig chag chaaag cheg chiiig".[3]
Distribution and habitat

The Gola malimbe is found in west Africa where there are three known populations, the first in the Gola Forest in Sierra Leone and in western Liberia, the second from eastern Liberia to western Ivory Coast and the third in Diecke Forest Reserve in Guinea.[1]

Its natural habitat is lowland primary rainforest, lightly logged forest and old secondary growth.[1]
Habits

The Gola malimbe is usually found singly or in small groups in the canopy of the lower storey, between 8 and 22m from the ground, where it forages for insects. It will join mixed species flocks. There appear to be two breeding seasons, a minor breeding season in the short, intermediate dry season in July and August and a main breeding season in October and November [3][1]
Conservation

The Gola malimbe is threatened by habitat loss, especially deforestation. Although it occurs in a number of protected areas these have been subject to illegal logging, especially in the lawlessness caused by civil conflicts within its range. Its conservation status is assessed as endangered.[1]
Etymology

The common name and scientific name commemorate the German geoscientist Peter Ballmann who also collected birds, including one of the first specimens of this species.[4]
References

BirdLife International (2021). "Malimbus ballmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22719078A175225851. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22719078A175225851.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
"Malimbus ballmanni Wolters, 1974". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) (https://www.itis.gov). Retrieved 2016-11-19.
Nik Borrow; Ron Demey (2001). Birds of Western Africa. Christopher Helm. pp. 745–746. ISBN 0-7136-3959-8.
Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 36.