Weaver species category
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![Red-headed Weaver](http://vmus.adu.org.za/vm_img.php?fname=phown/003755-1.jpg&max_size=300)
![Red-headed Weaver](http://vmus.adu.org.za/vm_img.php?fname=birdpix/020438-1.jpg&max_size=300)
![map Red-headed Weaver](images/ww793m2.png)
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have been elevated to species
level in the latest "Handbook
of the Birds of the World".
Some species differences:
Species | Male mask | Primary edges |
leuconotos | black mask | red |
jubaensis | black lores | red |
rubriceps | red head | yellow |
![Red-headed Weaver](http://vmus.adu.org.za/vm_img.php?fname=birdpix/001218-1.jpg&max_size=300)
![Red-headed Weaver](http://vmus.adu.org.za/vm_img.php?fname=birdpix/025907-1.jpg&max_size=300)
Proposed names of the 3 new species ("Handbook of the Birds of the World"):
A. leuconotos - Northern Red-headed Weaver
A. jubaensis - Red Weaver
A. rubriceps - Southern Red-headed Weaver
These taxa are fairly similar, although the Red Weaver is very poorly known. Also, having split the Red-headed Weaver into 3 species, may result in birders and ornithologists finding more differences in biology.
Read about the Red-headed Weaver.