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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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    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 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 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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  • 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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  • Thumbnail for Heuglin's masked weaver
    Heuglin's masked weaver (Ploceus heuglini) is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia and Mali to Ivory Coast...
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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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  • Thumbnail for Southern masked weaver
    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 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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  • 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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  • 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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    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 little weaver (Ploceus luteolus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in western, central and eastern Africa. BirdLife International...
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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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  • Thumbnail for White-headed buffalo weaver
    The white-headed buffalo weaver or white-faced buffalo-weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli) is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae native to East...
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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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  • The Tanzanian masked weaver (Ploceus reichardi), or Tanganyika masked weaver, is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It is found in and...
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  • Thumbnail for Speke's weaver
    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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  • 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...
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  • Thumbnail for Black-necked weaver
    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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  • Thumbnail for Donaldson Smith's sparrow-weaver
    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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  • Thumbnail for Scaly-feathered weaver
    The scaly-feathered weaver (Sporopipes squamifrons), also known as the scaly-feathered finch, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found...
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  • Thumbnail for Fox's weaver
    Fox's weaver (Ploceus spekeoides) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Uganda. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical...
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  • Thumbnail for Sakalava weaver
    The Sakalava weaver (Ploceus sakalava) sometimes known as the Sakalava fody is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Madagascar....
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  • Thumbnail for Speckle-fronted weaver
    The speckle-fronted weaver (Sporopipes frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Africa from Mauritania and Gambia in the...
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  • Thumbnail for Giant weaver
    The giant weaver (Ploceus grandis) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to São Tomé Island. It can climb trees and branches, rather...
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  • Thumbnail for Baya weaver
    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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  • Thumbnail for Bertram's weaver
    Bertram's weaver (Ploceus bertrandi), sometimes called Bertrand's weaver, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique...
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  • Thumbnail for Maxwell's black weaver
    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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  • The Usambara weaver (Ploceus nicolli) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or...
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