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…

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…