The red-headed weaver is typically found with a white belly and brown wings. The northern male red-headed weavers commonly have a distinct red head that...
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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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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 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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μελανος/melanos meaning "black" with -κεφαλος/-kephalos meaning "-headed". The black-headed weaver is now one of 67 species placed in the genus Ploceus that was...
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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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considered as a subspecies of the red-headed weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps). It was split from the red-headed weaver based on its distinctive plumage....
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The red-billed buffalo weaver (Bubalornis niger) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa. Its natural...
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The 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...
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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 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 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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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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southern red bishop or red bishop (Euplectes orix) is a small passerine bird belonging to the bishop and widowbird genus Euplectes in the weaver family...
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breeding and roosting. White-browed sparrow-weaver nests are sometimes used by other birds, such as the red-headed finch and ashy tit. Different populations...
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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 olive-headed weaver (Ploceus olivaceiceps) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia....
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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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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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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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English name in 1863: red-headed dioch. Other vernacular names in the English language include pokerhead, and red-headed weaver. Its vernacular name in...
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myzomela Red-headed parrotfinch Red-headed quelea Red-headed tanager Red-headed trogon Red-headed vulture Red-headed weaver Red-headed woodpecker Red-hooded...
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The northern red bishop was first described by Paul Erdmann Isert in 1789 in Accra, Ghana. Euplectes directly translates to “good weaver,” while franciscanus...
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T22719108A132125222. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719108A132125222.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021. Red-headed malimbe - Species text in Weaver Watch v t e...
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Quelea /ˈkwiːliə/ is a genus of small passerine birds that belongs to the weaver family Ploceidae, confined to Africa. These are small-sized, sparrow- or...
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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 conservation status of Nelicourvi weaver is least concern according to the IUCN Red List. The nelicourvi weaver was first described by Italian naturalist...
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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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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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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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