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797, Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus (see species summary here)

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Record status	ACCEPTED
Vm	7080 [on-line data upload (2013-09-11): 49717]
Species	Village Weaver
Observer(s)	Zaloumis, Alex
Country, town, locus	South Africa, Limpopo, Tzaneen, 2430BC
Locality	monsoon gallery tea room
Latitude, longitude	-24.374854, 30.703968 [0 m accuracy]
Date	2013/9/10
Notes	Vm 6991 revisited. These were all very active males chasing each other around, fighting, displacing, vibrating, hanging under nests. No females seen. Seems some birds 'claiming' old nests and disputing ownership of nest or future site once old nest is stripped away. Seems there are 3 weaver species here: LMW, masked & now Village. No sign of LMW or Masked. [see also next record]
Nest count	0
Nest site	tree

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vm	Species code	Date	Nests	Notes
7080	797	10/9/2013	0	Vm 6991 revisited. These were all very active males chasing each other around, fighting, displacing, vibrating, hanging under nests. No females seen. Seems some birds 'claiming' old nests and disputing ownership of nest or future site once old nest is stripped away. Seems there are 3 weaver species here: LMW, masked & now Village. No sign of LMW or Masked. [see also next record]
7181	797	3/10/2013	0	Vm 5059/6991 revisited. Considerable male activity and new nest building. Females been around for at least a month.
7324	797	9/10/2013	11	ringed 3 males, nests higher than Lesser Masked W nests

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