Ploceidae
Ploceus galbula Rüppell, 1840
Ploceus galbula Rüppell, 1840
Rüppell's weaver (Ploceus galbula) is a Ploceidae bird native to the northern Afrotropics and surrounding regions.
Ploceus rubiginosus Rüppell, 1840
Ploceus rubiginosus Rüppell, 1840
Ploceus rubiginosus, the chestnut weaver, is a Ploceidae bird species found in eastern and south-western Africa.
Ploceus nigerrimus Vieillot, 1819
Ploceus nigerrimus Vieillot, 1819
Vieillot's black weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus) is a Ploceidae bird species split from the chestnut-and-black weaver, found across parts of Africa.
Ploceus bicolor Vieillot, 1819
Ploceus bicolor Vieillot, 1819
Ploceus bicolor (dark-backed/forest weaver) is a Ploceidae bird sparsely distributed across central and southern Sub-Saharan Africa.
Ploceus manyar (Horsfield, 1821)
Ploceus manyar (Horsfield, 1821)
The streaked weaver (Ploceus manyar) is a less common streaked underpart weaver bird native to South and Southeast Asia.
Ploceus vitellinus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Ploceus vitellinus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Ploceus vitellinus, the vitelline masked weaver, is a Ploceidae bird found across western, central, and eastern Africa.
Ploceus luteolus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Ploceus luteolus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
The little weaver (Ploceus luteolus) is a Ploceidae bird species found in western, central, and eastern Africa.
Ploceus melanocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ploceus melanocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ploceus melanocephalus is an African weaver bird introduced to the Iberian Peninsula, with distinct plumage traits.
Ploceus philippinus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Ploceus philippinus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Ploceus philippinus, the baya weaver, is a small social Asian bird with distinct breeding and non-breeding plumage.
Ploceus benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ploceus benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ploceus benghalensis, the black-breasted weaver, is a small endemic South Asian weaver bird found in the northern Indian subcontinent.
Ploceus cucullatus (Statius Muller, 1776)
Ploceus cucullatus (Statius Muller, 1776)
Ploceus cucullatus, the village weaver, is a common widespread African weaver bird that builds collective colonial woven nests.
Ploceus spekei (Heuglin, 1861)
Ploceus spekei (Heuglin, 1861)
Speke's weaver (Ploceus spekei) is a common East African songbird that lives in savanna, farmland, and towns.
Ploceus capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Ploceus capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Ploceus capensis, the Cape weaver, is a southern African bird endemic to South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini.
Ploceus velatus Vieillot, 1819
Ploceus velatus Vieillot, 1819
Ploceus velatus (southern masked weaver) is a small weaver bird with distinct plumage differences by age and sex.
Ploceus baglafecht (Daudin, 1802)
Ploceus baglafecht (Daudin, 1802)
Ploceus baglafecht, the baglafecht weaver, is a small 15cm bird found across eastern, central, and southeastern Africa.
Ploceus bojeri (Cabanis, 1869)
Ploceus bojeri (Cabanis, 1869)
The golden palm weaver (Ploceus bojeri) is a Ploceidae weaver bird species found in eastern Africa.
Ploceus sakalava Hartlaub, 1861
Ploceus sakalava Hartlaub, 1861
Ploceus sakalava (Sakalava weaver) is a Madagascan weaver bird that builds distinctively shaped woven nests.
Ploceus hypoxanthus (Sparrman, 1788)
Ploceus hypoxanthus (Sparrman, 1788)
Asian golden weaver (Ploceus hypoxanthus) is a medium near-threatened bird found across Southeast Asia.
Ploceus castaneiceps (Sharpe, 1890)
Ploceus castaneiceps (Sharpe, 1890)
Ploceus castaneiceps, the Taveta weaver, is a small East African bird that lives in large colonies.
Ploceus xanthopterus (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1870)
Ploceus xanthopterus (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1870)
Southern brown-throated weaver (Ploceus xanthopterus) is a Ploceidae bird species found in southern Africa.
Ploceus xanthops (Hartlaub, 1862)
Ploceus xanthops (Hartlaub, 1862)
Ploceus xanthops is a weaver bird with distinct sex plumage differences, found across multiple southern and eastern African countries.
Ploceus pelzelni (Shelley, 1887)
Ploceus pelzelni (Shelley, 1887)
Ploceus pelzelni, the slender-billed weaver, is a sparsely distributed Ploceidae bird in equatorial Africa.
Ploceus insignis (Sharpe, 1891)
Ploceus insignis (Sharpe, 1891)
The brown-capped weaver (Ploceus insignis) is a Ploceidae bird species found across multiple countries in Africa.
Ploceus nigricollis (Vieillot, 1805)
Ploceus nigricollis (Vieillot, 1805)
Ploceus nigricollis, the black-necked weaver, is a 16 cm forest bird found across Africa that feeds on insects and plant matter.
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