Weaver species
Choose different species from drop-down list and press 'Go' button. See Full species list.Weaver family FAMILY Ploceidae
IUCN: Least concern Discovery: comingCategories:
News items about species
Discovery
The above is based on Weaver Wednesday 2, a weekly series about the discovery of each weaver species.
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1. Basic biology
The above is based on Weaver Wednesday, a weekly series about weaver species.
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2. Breeding facts
Breeding information based on Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 15.
3. Photos of Weaver Nests
No records yet - be the first to submit a PHOWN record!See PHOWN summary page for this species here.
PHOWN (Photos of Weaver Nests) provides valuable info on breeding distribution and colony sizes of weavers.
You can contribute by registering and submitting photos at Virtual Museum webpage.
4. Breeding distribution
Google map showing distribution (For species with small ranges you need to zoom in at the correct area to see the range):
yellow blob - range of weaver species; read more about this here.
- PHOWN records with photos
- PHOWN records with no photos (Nest Record Cards, other records)
- Birdpix records
- comments on out of range records, or interesting records
- type locality
CLICK on the marker on the map to see individual record details.
5. Range changes
Not South African speciesThe above is based on Weaver Wednesday 3, a weekly series about range changes in South African weaver species.
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