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    Maxwell's black weaver (Ploceus albinucha) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is sparsely distributed across the African tropical rainforest...
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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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    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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    Measuring around 14 cm (5+1⁄2 in) in length, the sociable weaver has a black chin, black, barred flanks, and a scalloped back. It typically weighs 26–32 g...
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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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    include black-billed mahali weaverbird, black-billed sparrow weaver, Kismayu sparrow-weaver, stripe-breasted sparrow-weaver, white-browed weaver bird, and...
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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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    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 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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    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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    white-billed buffalo weaver is large and stocky, commonly measuring 23 to 24 centimeters[citation needed]. The adult is mainly black with white flecking...
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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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    darker and has black wings. Females are similar, but paler. Young birds have wider pale fringes on their flight feathers. This common weaver occurs in a...
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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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    red-billed quelea (/ˈkwiːliə/; Quelea quelea), also known as the red-billed weaver or red-billed dioch, is a small—approximately 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighing...
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  • Thumbnail for Baglafecht weaver
    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 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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    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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  • Mauritius olive white-eye ††Mauritius scops owl ††Mauritius sheldgoose Maxwell's black weaver Mayan antthrush Mayotte drongo Mayotte scops owl Mayotte sunbird...
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  • Thumbnail for Vitelline masked weaver
    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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    bill is conical 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...
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    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Foudia madagascariensis. Red fody species text on Weaver Watch Madagascar red fody at Soavoanio plantation, SAVA...
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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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  • Thumbnail for Taveta weaver
    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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  • Thumbnail for Kilifi weaver
    The Kilifi weaver (Ploceus golandi), also known as Clarke's weaver, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Kenya. Its natural...
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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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    Pohnpei flycatcher, mountain myzomela, streak-headed honeyeater and Maxwell's black weaver. Death of Theodor von Heuglin Henry George Vennor, Our Birds of...
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  • Thumbnail for Chestnut-and-black weaver
    The chestnut-and-black weaver (Ploceus castaneofuscus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in West Africa from Sierra Leone to southern...
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    Commons has media related to Foudia eminentissima. Aldabra fody and Comoros fody on Weaver Watch Red-headed fody media on the Internet Bird Collection v t e...
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    with a whiter coloring. The bill is black, the legs are brown, and the eye iris of the weaver is red. Bar-winged weavers are insectivorous. Specifically,...
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