Ploceidae

Pseudonigrita arnaudi Photo by Dick Daniels (Wikipedia) Common name:grey-capped social-weaver (en); tecelão-de-barrete-cinzento (pt); républicain d’Arnaud (fr); tejedor social de Arnaud (es); marmorspätzling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PloceidaeRange:This African species is found from southern Sudan and southern Ethiopia, through eastern Uganda, Kenya and southern Somalia, and into Tanzania.Size:These birds are 10-12 cm long and weigh 18-20 g.Habitat:The grey-capped…

Ploceus aurantius Photo by Jonas Rosquist (PBase) Common name:orange weaver (en); tecelão-laranja (pt); tisserin orangé (fr); tejedor anaranjado (es); königsweber (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Ploceidae Range:This species is patchily distributed from Sierra Leone to Cameroon, south to north-western Angola and east through D.R. Congo into Uganda, western Kenya and Tanzania. Size:These bird are 12-13 cm long and…

Euplectes franciscanus Photo by Henrique Pires (Flickr) Common name:orange bishop (en); bispo-laranja (pt); euplecte franciscain (fr); obispo anaranjado (es); feuerwida (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily  PloceidaeRange:This species is found along the Sahel belt in sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Mauritania to Liberia and east to Sudan, Kenya and Ethiopia. It has been introduced to the Caribbean islands of Puerto…

Euplectes jacksoni Photo by Szymon Beuch (Forum Przyroda) Common name:Jackson’s widowbird (en); bispo-de-Jackson (pt); euplecte de Jackson (fr); obispo de Jackson (es); leierschwanzwida (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PloceidaeRange: These birds are found in central and western Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania.Size:The females are 14 cm long but the males reach 30 cm due to the large tail they…