Ploceidae
Ploceus aurantius (Vieillot, 1805)
Ploceus aurantius (Vieillot, 1805)
Ploceus aurantius, the orange weaver, is a small sexually dimorphic weaver bird found in western and central Africa.
Ploceus castanops Shelley, 1888
Ploceus castanops Shelley, 1888
The northern brown-throated weaver (Ploceus castanops) is a Ploceidae bird found across parts of central East Africa.
Ploceus jacksoni Shelley, 1888
Ploceus jacksoni Shelley, 1888
Ploceus jacksoni, the Golden-Backed Weaver, is a bright weaver bird found in parts of Africa and Asia, often living in wetlands.
Ploceus subaureus A.Smith, 1839
Ploceus subaureus A.Smith, 1839
The eastern golden weaver, Ploceus subaureus, is a Ploceidae bird found in eastern and southeastern Africa, with several alternative common names.
Ploceus ocularis A.Smith, 1828
Ploceus ocularis A.Smith, 1828
Ploceus ocularis, the spectacled weaver, is a common yellow Ploceidae bird found across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
Ploceus intermedius Rüppell, 1845
Ploceus intermedius Rüppell, 1845
Ploceus intermedius, the lesser masked weaver, is a Ploceidae bird found in eastern, southeastern and southern Africa.
Ploceus nelicourvi (Scopoli, 1786)
Ploceus nelicourvi (Scopoli, 1786)
Ploceus nelicourvi, the nelicourvi weaver, is a small bird endemic to Madagascar's forests.
Ploceus brachypterus Swainson, 1837
Ploceus brachypterus Swainson, 1837
The olive-naped weaver (Ploceus brachypterus) is a Ploceidae bird found across West Africa from Senegal to Cameroon.
Ploceus castaneofuscus R.P.Lesson, 1840
Ploceus castaneofuscus R.P.Lesson, 1840
The chestnut-and-black weaver is a Ploceidae bird found in West Africa, split from Vieillot's black weaver for plumage differences.
Foudia madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Foudia madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Foudia madagascariensis, the red fody, is a small seed- and insect-eating bird native to Madagascar and introduced to other Indian Ocean islands.
Foudia rubra (Gmelin, 1789)
Foudia rubra (Gmelin, 1789)
Foudia rubra is a small weaver bird with distinct plumage by age and breeding status found in forests and plantations.
Sporopipes frontalis (Daudin, 1800)
Sporopipes frontalis (Daudin, 1800)
Sporopipes frontalis, the speckle-fronted weaver, is a Ploceidae bird found in African dry savanna from west to east Africa.
Sporopipes squamifrons (A.Smith, 1836)
Sporopipes squamifrons (A.Smith, 1836)
Sporopipes squamifrons, the scaly-feathered weaver, is a Ploceidae bird found in multiple southern African countries.
Malimbus nitens (J.E.Gray, 1831)
Malimbus nitens (J.E.Gray, 1831)
Blue-billed malimbe (Malimbus nitens) is a ploceid bird native to the African tropical rainforest.
Malimbus rubricollis (Swainson, 1838)
Malimbus rubricollis (Swainson, 1838)
Malimbus rubricollis, the red-headed malimbe, is a Ploceidae bird native to African tropical rainforests.
Euplectes orix (Linnaeus, 1758)
Euplectes orix (Linnaeus, 1758)
Euplectes orix, the southern red bishop, is a small African bird with distinct breeding plumage and varied habitat use.
Euplectes hordeaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Euplectes hordeaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Euplectes hordeaceus, the black-winged red bishop, is a stocky gregarious weaver bird found in open African grasslands near water.
Euplectes capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Euplectes capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Euplectes capensis, the yellow bishop, is a 15cm stocky African bird that feeds on seeds, grain, and insects.
Euplectes albonotatus (Cassin, 1848)
Euplectes albonotatus (Cassin, 1848)
Euplectes albonotatus, the white-winged widowbird, is an African bird found in open habitats with distinct calls and plumage.
Euplectes franciscanus (Isert, 1789)
Euplectes franciscanus (Isert, 1789)
Euplectes franciscanus, the northern red bishop, is a small African bird introduced to the West Indies and US, with breeding males having bright red-orange plumage.
Euplectes axillaris (A.Smith, 1838)
Euplectes axillaris (A.Smith, 1838)
Fan-tailed widowbird (Euplectes axillaris, also red-shouldered widowbird) is a Ploceidae bird native to Afrotropical grassy and swampy areas.
Euplectes gierowii Cabanis, 1880
Euplectes gierowii Cabanis, 1880
Euplectes gierowii, the black bishop, is a large bishop species native to parts of Africa, living in grasslands, shrublands, and wetlands.
Euplectes afer (Gmelin, 1789)
Euplectes afer (Gmelin, 1789)
Euplectes afer, the yellow-crowned bishop, is an African bird species introduced to other regions, with distinct breeding plumage for males.
Euplectes progne (Boddaert, 1783)
Euplectes progne (Boddaert, 1783)
Euplectes progne, the long-tailed widowbird, is a sexually dimorphic seed-eating bird with three isolated populations in Africa.
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