Ploceidae

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…

Foudia omissa Common name: forest fody (en); tecelão-florestal (pt); foudi de forêt (fr); fodi forestal (es); rothschildweber (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Ploceidae Range: This species is endemic to Madagascar, being found in the eastern half of the country, from Tsaratanana south to Tolagnaro. Size: The forest fody is 14 cm long and weighs 15-25…