Weaver species category
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Sociable Weaver nests have been used more than the nest of any other weaver species, see examples.
Weaver nests may be used as a platform for the nests of other species, eg Verreaux's Eagle.
The PHOWN database can be searched for individual species that are known to take over weaver nests, eg. Red-headed Finch.
List of weavers whose nests are often used by other birds or animals (in desc order of No. of records)
More than 50 records:Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius
Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis niger
Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
White-browed Sparrow-weaver Plocepasser mahali
taken over by Dendromus mouse
Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis
Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps
Less than 50 records:
Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis
Holub's Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops
Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius
Speke's Weaver Ploceus spekei
Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons
Dark-backed Weaver Ploceus bicolor
Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli
Grey-headed Social-weaver Pseudonigrita arnaudi
Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis
Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus vitellinus
Rufous-tailed Weaver Histurgops ruficauda
Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
Southern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus xanthopterus
Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini
Scaly-feathered Finch Sporopipes squamifrons
View an interactive map showing inter-relationships between breeding weavers and other species here.