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ShrublandDomed nestSmall · 32 g
What the Baglafecht Weaver sounds like
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The baglafecht weaver has a Total Body Length of 15 cm (5.9 in). The adult male baglafecht weaver has a distinctive black mask which extends from the bill through the eye and onto the ear coverts contrasting with the bright yellow forehead, forecrown and throat. The upperparts are yellowish green with dark centres to the feathers creating a faint streaking. The underparts are bright yellow on the breast fading to white towards the vent. The tail is yellow washed dark brown. The bill is black and the eye is pale yellow.
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When to see the Baglafecht Weaver
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Baglafecht Weaver
The map shades 13 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Baglafecht Weaver
The baglafecht weaver is a species of weaver bird from the family Ploceidae which is found in eastern and central Africa. There are several disjunct populations with distinguishable plumage patterns. Only some races display a discrete non-breeding plumage.
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Easily confused with
Lesser Masked WeaverPloceus intermediusThe lesser masked weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
Lesser Masked WeaverPloceus intermediusThe lesser masked weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
Holub's Golden WeaverPloceus xanthopsMales differentiate from the females because of their full yellow heads, bright greenish-yellow body and the bit of orange under their chins that continues to the upper breast.
Side by side: Baglafecht Weaver vs Holub's Golden Weaver
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