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    The white-browed sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser mahali) is a predominantly brown, sparrow-sized bird found throughout central and north-central southern Africa...
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    Ploceidae (redirect from Weaver bird)
    Dale M. (3 April 2008). "Cooperative breeding in a population of White-browed Weavers Plocepasser mahali". Ibis. 124 (4): 511–522. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X...
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    White-Browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser Mahali) Risk Assessment.” Acta Ethologica, vol. 12, no. 2, 10 Jan. 2009, pp. 79–85. Ebscohost, white-browed...
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    The white-billed buffalo weaver (Bubalornis albirostris) is a resident breeding bird species in most of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. This common...
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    The sparrow-weavers (Plocepasser) are a genus of birds in the family Ploceidae (weavers), but some taxonomic authorities place them in the family Passeridae...
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  • White-browed sparrow-weaver White-browed spinetail White-browed tapaculo White-browed tit White-browed tit-spinetail White-browed tit-warbler White-browed...
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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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    nest predators include the white-browed coucal, house crow and the Nile monitor. After the nests have been used by the weavers they may be commandeered...
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    The white-headed buffalo weaver or white-faced buffalo-weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli) is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae native to...
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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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    of certain plant extracts as repellents against House Sparrow, Passer domesticus and Baya Weaver Bird Ploceus philippinus. J. Appl. Zool. Res. 3(2):193-194...
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    David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2023). "Old World sparrows, snowfinches, weavers". IOC World Bird List Version 13.1. International Ornithologists'...
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    by ticks. Disused nests may be reused by Cape sparrows and African dusky flycatchers. The Cape weaver is omnivorous with a diet that is evenly divided...
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    Philetairus. Based on a 2017 DNA-analysis, P. socius belongs to the group of sparrow weavers (subfamily Plocepasserinae) and is most related to the genus Pseudonigrita...
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    and non-breeding males have a dilute brown and white feather pattern, similar to that of a song sparrow. Males entering breeding season transition into...
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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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    The chestnut-backed sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser rufoscapulatus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in southern Africa from Angola...
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    streaks. In general, the Taveta weaver is a small bird, around the size of the finch and closely related to the sparrow. Even though they are considered...
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    The vitelline masked weaver (Ploceus vitellinus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in western, central, and eastern Africa. male...
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    red-billed weaver or red-billed dioch, is a small—approximately 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighing 15–26 g (0.53–0.92 oz)—migratory, sparrow-like bird of...
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    (weaver birds). Visually the sexes are not greatly differentiated from one another. The red-billed buffalo weaver is differentiated from the white-billed...
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    Finn's weaver (Ploceus megarhynchus), also known as Finn's baya and yellow weaver is a weaver bird species native to the Ganges and Brahmaputra valleys...
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    Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Old World sparrows, snowfinches, weavers". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists'...
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    Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "Old World sparrows, snowfinches, weavers". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists'...
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    2016. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Old World sparrows, snowfinches, weavers". World Bird List Version 8.2. International Ornithologists'...
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    The chestnut-crowned sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser superciliosus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara...
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    Donaldson Smith's sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser donaldsoni) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Africa from southern Ethiopia to...
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    text. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Old World sparrows, snowfinches, weavers". IOC World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists'...
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  • inheritance was shown to depend on social structures in the flock. White-browed sparrow-weaver show cultural traditions in the construction of their communal...
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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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