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The Weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches. more...
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These are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills, most of which breed in sub-Saharan Africa, with fewer species in tropical Asia and also in Australia. The weaver group is divided into the buffalo, sparrow, typical, and widow weavers. The males of many species are brightly coloured, usually in red or yellow and black, some species show variation in colour only in the breeding season.
Weaver birds, also known as weaver finches, get their name because of their elaborately woven nests (the most elaborate of any birds'), though some are notable for their selective parasitic nesting habits. The nests vary in size, shape, material used, and construction techniques from species to species. Materials used for building nests include fine leaf-fibers, grass, and twigs. Many species weave very fine nests using thin strands of leaf fiber, though some, like the buffalo-weavers, form massive untidy stick nests in their colonies, which may have several spherical woven nests within. The sparrow weavers of Africa build apartment-house nests, in which 100 to 300 pairs have separate flask-shaped chambers entered by tubes at the bottom. Most species weave nests that have narrow entrances, facing downward.
The weavers are gregarious birds which often breed colonially. The birds build their nests together, often several to a branch. Usually the male birds weave the nests and use them as a form of display to lure prospective females. The weaver bird colonies may be found close to water bodies. They sometimes cause crop damage, notably the Red-billed Quelea, reputed to be the world's most numerous bird.
Species list in taxonomic order
Genus: Anomalospiza
Grosbeak Weaver, Amblyospiza albifrons;
Parasitic Weaver, Anomalospiza imberbis;
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Genus: Anaplectes
Red-headed Weaver, Anaplectes rubriceps;
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Genus: Bracycope
Bob-tailed Weaver, Brachycope anomala;
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Genus: Bubalornis
Red-billed Buffalo-weaver, Bubalornis niger;
White-billed Buffalo-weaver, Bubalornis albirostris;
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Genus: Dinemellia
White-headed Buffalo-weaver, Dinemellia dinemelli;
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Genus: Euplectes
Black Bishop, Euplectes gierowii;
Black-winged Red Bishop, Euplectes hordeaceus;
Buff-shouldered Widowbird, Euplectes psammocromius;
Fan-tailed Widowbird, Euplectes axillaris;
Fire-fronted Bishop, Euplectes diadematus;
Golden-backed Bishop, Euplectes aureus;
Jackson's Widowbird, Euplectes jacksoni;
Long-tailed Widowbird, Euplectes progne;
Marsh Widowbird, Euplectes hartlaubi;
Northern Red Bishop, Euplectes orix;
Orange Bishop, Euplectes franciscanus;
Red-collared Widowbird, Euplectes ardens;
White-winged Widowbird, Euplectes albonotatus;
Yellow Bishop, Euplectes capensis;
Yellow-crowned Bishop, Euplectes afer;
Yellow-shouldered Widowbird, Euplectes macrourus;
Zanzibar Bishop, Euplectes nigroventris;
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