BAYA WEAVER

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

(*   1037)             BAYA WEAVER             Ploceus philippinus

MALAYSIA               19

Found among coconut palms, grasslands and the edges of secondary woodland or oil palm estates,where tall grass is adjacent to suitable nesting trees. 15 cm. Resident from India and Sri Lanka to S China and parts of Southeast Asia as far as Peninsula Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Java and Bali.

STREAKED WEAVER

Subspecies flaviceps, March 2017

1123             STREAKED WEAVER                   Plocceus manyar

SRI LANKA            152

Found in tall reeds in marshes or tank edges. 14 cm. Fairly common breeding resident locally in dry lowlands, occasionally visits wet lowlands.

BAYA WEAVER

March 2017

(*  1037)                    BAYA WEAVER                  Ploceus philippinus

SRI LANKA               117

Found in open country and scrub. 15 cm. Fairly common breeding resident locally in dry lowlands, more local and uncommon in wet lowlands.

BAYA WEAVER

Photographed in Kathmandu, Nepal March 2017

1037               BAYA WEAVER                Ploceus philippines

NEPAL               124

Found in open country near water with scattered bushes and tall trees, and cultivation. 15 cm. Locally common resident.

LESSER MASKED WEAVER

Photographed in Mkhuze, female Lesser Masked Weaver

461           LESSER MASKED WEAVER           Ploeceus intermedius

South Africa             (120)

Builds nests in large colonies, often with other types of weaver birds. Used as a host bird by Diderik cuckoo. Range across northern part of Southern Africa. Found in savanna and woodland. 

SOUTHERN MASKED WEAVER

Photographed in Mhkuze, female Southern Masked Weaver

460        SOUTHERN MASKED WEAVER               Ploceus velatus

South Africa       (119)

Also known as African Masked Weaver. 16 cm. Found in wide range of habitat including scrubland, savanna, grassland, open woodland, inland wetlands and semi-desert areas, suburban gardens. Range over most of Southern Africa.

DARK-BACKED WEAVER

428         DARK-BACKED WEAVER           Ploceus bicolor

South Africa         (98)

Also known as the Forest Weaver. 15 cm. Found in forest areas, including ravine and gallery forests in open country, and secondary growth forest. Range along eastern side of Southern Africa. Lives in solitary pairs, the pairing lasting several years with the two birds singing together as a duet  and synchronising their song. They live for over 5 years in the wild

THICK-BILLED WEAVER

427          THICK-BILLED WEAVER           Amblyospiza albifrons

South Africa          (97)

Also known as Grosbeak Weaver. Found in small colonies over marshes, rivers, dams with rank grass and reed/papyrus beds. Range up eastern edge and in central north of Southern Africa. Polygynous. 18 cm.

SPECTACLED WEAVER

395            SPECTACULED WEAVER             Ploceus ocularis

South Africa           (88)

Range across east, middle and southern Africa. Found widely in woodlands, forest edges and gardens, not in arid regions or dense rainforest. 15 cm.

YELLOW WEAVER

393            YELLOW WEAVER            Ploceus subaureus

South Africa          (86)

Also known as the Eastern Golden Weaver. 15 cm. Found in woodland, savanna and gardens, breeds in colony, usually over water. Range in a strip down east coast of Southern Africa.

VILLAGE WEAVER

301          VILLAGE WEAVER           Ploceus cucllatus

South Africa         (24)

16 cm, 30-46 gm. Range along eastern side of southern Africa. Found in savanna, fields and gardens, often in large flocks, breeds in large, multiple-male colonies in reeds or tall trees. Builds large, coarsely woven nest with short entrance tube. Polygymous.

CAPE WEAVER

Photographed in Zululand, South Africa.

300          CAPE WEAVER        Ploceus capensis

South Africa         (23)

17 cm, 28-54 g. Found in grasslands, scrub and gardens. Breeds in colonies in reeds or tall trees. Ranges across southern tip of Africa.