Ploceidae

Ploceus subaureus Photo by Guy Poisson (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:African golden weaver (en); tecelão-amarelo (pt); tisserin jaune (fr); tejedor dorado africano (es); goldweber (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PloceidaeRange:This species is found in East Africa, from south-eastern Kenya, through Tanzania and Mozambique, and into Swaziland and south-eastern South Africa.Size:This species is about 15 cm long. Males tend…

Ploceus castaneiceps Photo by Artur Bujanowicz (Bird Watching) Common name:Taveta golden weaver (en); tecelão-dourado-de-cabeça-castanha (pt); tisserin de Taveta (fr); tejedor Taveta (es); genickbandweber (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PloceidaeRange:This species is found in south-eastern Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania.Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh 18-24 g.Habitat:The Taveta golden weaver breeds in marshes and swamps, using nearby dry…

Ploceus velatus Photo by Ian White (Flickr) Common name:southern masked-weaver (en); tecelão-de-mascarilha (pt); tisserin à tête rousse (fr); tejedor enmascarado (es); maskenweber (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PloceidaeRange:This species is found in southern Africa, from southern Angola, Zambia and Malawi south to South Africa. It has also been introduced to the island of São Tomé.Size:These birds are 11-15…

Anaplectes rubriceps Photo by Ian White (Flickr) Common name:red-headed weaver (en); tecelão-de-cabeça-vermelha (pt); anaplecte écarlate (fr); tejedor cabecirrojo (es); scharlachweber (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PloceidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan African, being found along the Sahel belt from Senegal to Sudan, and from Ethiopia south to north-eastern South Africa and west to Angola and northern Namibia.Size:These birds…