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    The rufous-tailed weaver (Histurgops ruficauda) is a species of songbird found in Tanzania. It is included in the weaver family (Ploceidae), but many authors...
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    Ploceidae (redirect from Weaver bird)
    a family of small passerine birds, many of which are called weavers, weaverbirds, weaver finches, or bishops. These names come from the nests of intricately...
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  • tailorbird Rufous-tailed tyrant Rufous-tailed weaver Rufous-tailed xenops Rufous-thighed hawk Rufous-thighed kite Rufous-throated antbird Rufous-throated bronze...
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    The Príncipe weaver (Ploceus princeps) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe, where it is found on the island...
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    The sociable weaver (Philetairus socius) is a species of bird in the weaver family, endemic to Southern Africa. It is the only species in its genus Philetairus...
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    masked weaver (Ploceus velatus), or African masked weaver, is a resident breeding bird species common throughout southern Africa. This weaver is very...
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    The black-necked weaver (Ploceus nigricollis) is a resident breeding bird species in much of central Africa from Cameroon in the west to Kenya and southern...
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    The village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus), also known as the spotted-backed weaver or black-headed weaver (the latter leading to easy confusion with P. melanocephalus)...
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    The baglafecht weaver (Ploceus baglafecht) is a species of weaver bird from the family Ploceidae which is found in eastern and central Africa. There are...
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    The Cape weaver (Ploceus capensis) is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae, found in southern Africa. In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin...
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    and black. D. d. dinemelli has a brown tail, whereas D. d. boehmi has a black tail. The white-headed buffalo weaver is native to the African countries of...
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    The baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus) is a weaverbird found across the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Flocks of these birds are found in grasslands...
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    The Taveta weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps), also known as the Taveta golden weaver, (or the mango bird) is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae...
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    Long-tailed widowbird male calling A male's voice in mating season Problems playing this file? See media help. The long-tailed widowbird (Euplectes progne)...
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  • Thumbnail for Nelicourvi weaver
    The nelicourvi weaver (Ploceus nelicourvi) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Together with its closest relative...
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  • Thumbnail for White-billed buffalo weaver
    buffalo weaver (Bubalornis albirostris) is a resident breeding bird species in most of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. This common weaver occurs in...
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  • donaldsoni (E) Rufous-tailed weaver, Histurgops ruficauda (E-Tanzania) Gray-headed social-weaver, Pseudonigrita arnaudi (E) Black-capped social-weaver, Pseudonigrita...
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    The black-headed weaver (Ploceus melanocephalus), also known as yellow-backed weaver, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is a resident breeder...
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    passerine bird belonging to the bishop and widowbird genus Euplectes in the weaver family, the Ploceidae. It is common in wetlands and grassland in Africa...
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  • Lufira masked weaver (Ploceus ruweti), also known as Ruwet's masked weaver or the Lake Lufira weaver, is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae...
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    The compact weaver (Ploceus superciliosus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in the African countries of Angola, Benin, Burkina...
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    Speke's weaver (Ploceus spekei) is a familiar East African songbird. The eyes are pale and the bill is on the large side for a weaver. Unlike many weavers, it...
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  • nightjar White-tailed nightjar Ladder-tailed nightjar Spot-tailed nightjar Scissor-tailed nightjar Rufous-bellied nighthawk Short-tailed nighthawk Great...
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    (Nectarinia moreaui), rufous-winged sunbird (Nectarinia rufipennis), Tanzania seedeater (Serinus melanochrous), rufous-tailed weaver (Histurgops ruficauda)...
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    The black-breasted weaver (Ploceus benghalensis), also known as the Bengal weaver or black-throated weaver, is a weaver resident in the northern river...
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    black-billed sparrow weaver, Kismayu sparrow-weaver, stripe-breasted sparrow-weaver, white-browed weaver bird, and white-crowned weaver bird. In Kikamba it's...
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    The streaked weaver (Ploceus manyar) is a species of weaver bird found in South Asia and South-east Asia in the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia...
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    The thick-billed weaver (Amblyospiza albifrons), or grosbeak weaver, is a distinctive and bold species of weaver bird that is native to the Afrotropics...
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    Young birds have wider pale fringes on their flight feathers. This common weaver occurs in a range of open country, especially tall grassland and often near...
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    names used for the eastern golden weaver include yellow weaver, olive-headed golden weaver, and African golden weaver. BirdLife International (2016). "Ploceus...
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