Ploceidae

Quelea quelea (Photo from Purple “O” Purple) Common name:red-billed quelea (en); quelea-de-bico-vermelho (pt); travailleur à bec rouge (fr); quelea común (es); blutschnabelweber (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PloceidaeRange:This species is found across much of sub-Saharan Africa, only being absent from the lowland forests of West Africa, and the most arid areas of southern Namibia, south-western Botswana and the…

Bubalornis niger Photo by Ian White (Flickr) Common name: red-billed buffalo-weaver (en); tecelão-de-bico-vermelho (pt); alecto à bec rouge (fr); bufalero piquirrojo (es); büffelweber (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Ploceidae Range: This African species occurs in two separate areas in sub-Saharan Africa. One population extends from Somalia and Ethiopia through to Tanzania and the other from…

Euplectes orix Photo by Louis Arrivet (Oiseaux) Common name: red bishop (en); bispo-de-testa-preta (pt); euplecte ignicolore (fr); obispo rojo (es); oryxweber (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Ploceidae Range: This African species occurs from Tanzania through Zambia and Angola and into southern Africa. Size: The red bishop is 11-13 cm long and weighs 17-30 g. Habitat:…

Plocepasser mahali (Photo from Blog Voyage Nature et Ornitho) Common name: white-browed sparrow-weaver (en); tecelão-pardal (pt); mahali à sourcils blancs (fr); gorrión tejedor de ceja blanca (es); mahaliweber (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Ploceidae Range: This species mainly occurs in two separate areas of sub-Saharan Africa. One extending from Ethiopia through Somalia and Kenya to…