AVITOPIA - Weavers

Scientific system: Del Hoyo et al.

Familia: Ploceidae

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Bubalornis

Dinemellia

Plocepasser

Histurgops

Sporopipes

Pseudonigrita

Philetairus

Amblyospiza

Quelea

Euplectes

Foudia

Brachycope

Pachyphantes

Ploceus

Notiospiza

Malimbus

Anaplectes

The family of Weavers is widespread in Africa, a few species are found in Asia. The body sizes start with 10 cm and reach 70 cm in some species only for the males and only in breeding plumage. Weavers feed on seeds. They are usually gregarious birds and usually breed in colonies. The typical weaver's nest is a closed sphere that hangs from the end of a twig.

Bubalornis

     albirostris - White-billed Buffalo Weaver (6)
     niger - Red-billed Buffalo Weaver (4)

Dinemellia

     dinemelli - White-headed Buffalo Weaver (3)

Plocepasser

     mahali - White-browed Sparrow-Weaver (6)
     superciliosus - Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver (2)
     donaldsoni - Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver (2)
     rufoscapulatus - Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver (2)

Histurgops

     ruficauda - Rufous-tailed Weaver (2)

Sporopipes

     squamifrons - Scaly-feathered Weaver (5)
     frontalis - Speckle-fronted Weaver (3)

Pseudonigrita

     cabanisi - Black-capped Social Weaver (2)
     arnaudi - Grey-capped Social Weaver (2)

Philetairus

     socius - Sociable Weaver (6)

Amblyospiza

     albifrons - Thick-billed Weaver (3)

Quelea

     quelea - Red-billed Quelea (5)
     cardinalis - Cardinal Quelea (1)
     erythrops - Red-headed Quelea (2)

Euplectes

     afer - Yellow-crowned Bishop (5)
     aureus - Golden-backed Bishop (1)
     franciscanus - Northern Red Bishop (7)
     gierowii - Black Bishop (2)
     ardens - Red-collared Widowbird (6)
     orix - Southern Red Bishop (5)
     nigroventris - Zanzibar Red Bishop (2)
     diadematus - Fire-fronted Bishop (2)
     hordeaceus - Black-winged Red Bishop (3)
     capensis - Yellow Bishop (9)
     macroura - Yellow-mantled Widowbird (1)
     axillaris - Fan-tailed Widowbird (1)
     albonotatus - White-winged Widowbird (3)
     hartlaubi - Marsh Widowbird (1)
     jacksoni - Jackson's Widowbird (1)
     psammocromius - Montane Widowbird (1)
     progne - Long-tailed Widowbird (1)

Foudia

     eminentissima - Comoros Fody (3)
     madagascariensis - Red Fody (5)
     omissa - Forest Fody (2)
     rubra - Mauritius Fody (2)
     flavicans - Rodrigues Fody (2)
     sechellarum - Seychelles Fody (3)

Brachycope

     anomala - Bob-tailed Weaver (2)

Pachyphantes

     superciliosus - Compact Weaver (4)

Ploceus

     megarhynchus - Finn's Weaver (2)
     hypoxanthus - Asian Golden Weaver (1)
     rubiginosus - Chestnut Weaver (1)
     subaureus - Yellow Weaver (2)
     temporalis - Bocage's Weaver (1)
     intermedius - Lesser Masked Weaver (2)
     heuglini - Heuglin's Masked Weaver (1)
     castanops - Northern Brown-throated Weaver (2)
     capensis - Cape Weaver (6)
     jacksoni - Golden-backed Weaver (3)
     melanocephalus - Black-headed Weaver (4)
     velatus - Southern Masked Weaver (12)
     cucullatus - Village Weaver (8)
     grandis - Giant Weaver (1)
     philippinus - Baya Weaver (4)
     benghalensis - Black-breasted Weaver (1)
     luteolus - Little Weaver (2)
     galbula - Rüppell's Weaver (1)
     vitellinus - Vitelline Masked Weaver (2)
     reichardi - Tanzania Masked Weaver (1)
     ruweti - Lufira Masked Weaver (1)
     katangae - Katanga Masked Weaver (1)
     taeniopterus - Northern Masked Weaver (2)
     dichrocephalus - Salvadori's Weaver (1)
     badius - Cinnamon Weaver (1)
     golandi - Clarke's Weaver (1)
     manyar - Streaked Weaver (3)
     bojeri - Golden Palm Weaver (6)
     aurantius - Orange Weaver (2)
     castaneiceps - Taveta Weaver (2)
     burnieri - Kilombero Weaver (2)
     xanthopterus - Southern Brown-throated Weaver (2)
     nelicourvi - Nelicourvi Weaver (3)
     sakalava - Sakalava Weaver (3)
     sanctithomae - Sao Tome Weaver (1)
     spekei - Speke's Weaver (3)
     spekeoides - Fox's Weaver (1)
     princeps - Principe Weaver (1)
     nigerrimus - Vieillot's Black Weaver (4)
     bicolor - Dark-backed Weaver (3)
     nigricollis - Black-necked Weaver (4)
     ocularis - Spectacled Weaver (2)
     pelzelni - Slender-billed Weaver (2)
     alienus - Strange Weaver (1)
     weynsi - Weyns's Weaver (2)
     xanthops - African Golden Weaver (1)
     tricolor - Yellow-mantled Weaver (1)
     aureonucha - Golden-naped Weaver (1)
     albinucha - Maxwell's Black Weaver (1)
     flavipes - Yellow-legged Weaver (1)
     melanogaster - Black-billed Weaver (3)
     nicolli - Usambara Weaver (1)
     nigrimentus - Black-chinned Weaver (1)
     olivaceiceps - Olive-headed Weaver (1)
     preussi - Preuss's Weaver (1)
     insignis - Brown-capped Weaver (1)
     dorsomaculatus - Yellow-capped Weaver (1)
     subpersonatus - Loango Weaver (1)
     bertrandi - Bertram's Weaver (1)
     baglafecht - Baglafecht Weaver (5)
     bannermani - Bannerman's Weaver (1)
     batesi - Bates's Weaver (3)

Notiospiza

     angolensis - Bar-winged Weaver (1)

Malimbus

     ballmanni - Gola Malimbe (1)
     cassini - Cassin's Malimbe (2)
     coronatus - Red-crowned Malimbe (1)
     erythrogaster - Red-bellied Malimbe (3)
     ibadanensis - Ibadan Malimbe (1)
     malimbicus - Crested Malimbe (2)
     nitens - Blue-billed Malimbe (2)
     racheliae - Rachel's Malimbe (2)
     rubricollis - Red-headed Malimbe (3)
     scutatus - Red-vented Malimbe (1)

Anaplectes

     rubriceps - Red-headed Weaver (3)

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