Ploceidae

Philetairus socius Photo by Marco Valentini (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:sociable weaver (en); tecelão-sociável (pt); républicain social (fr); tejedor republicano (es); siedelweber (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Ploceidae Range:This species is found in Namibia, south-western Botswana and northern South Africa. Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh 26-30 g. Habitat:The sociable weaver is found in dry…

Ploceus philippinus Photo by J.M. Garg (Wikipedia) Common name:Baya weaver (en); tecelão-de-Baya (pt); tisserin baya (fr); tejedor de Baya (es); Bayaweber (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PloceidaeRange:This species is found in southern Asia, from eastern Afghanistan and Pakistan, throughout India and Sri Lanka, and trough Nepal and Bangladesh into southern China, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and south to…

Dinemellia dinemelli (Photo from Scientific Library) Common name:white-headed buffalo-weaver (en); tecelão-de-cabeça-branca (pt); alecto à tête blanche (fr); bufalero cabeciblanco (es); starweber (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PloceidaeRange:This species is found in East Africa, from South Sudan and Ethiopia, through Kenya and Somalia and down to central Tanzania.Size:These birds are 17-19 cm long and weigh 57-85 g.Habitat:The white-headed buffalo-weaver is mostly…

Euplectes hordeaceus Photo by Martin Goodey (Flickr) Common name:black-winged bishop (en); bispo-de-coroa-vermelha (pt); euplecte monseigneur (fr); obispo de corona roja (es); flammenweber (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PloceidaeRange:This African species is found from southern Mauritania and Senegal to Ethiopia, and south to Angola, Zambia, northern Zimbabwe and Mozambique.Size:These birds are 12-15 cm long and weigh 18-20 g.Habitat:Black-winged bishops are found in…