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WetlandDomed nestSmall · 20 g
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The black-breasted weaver is sparrow-sized with a total body length of about 15 cm. The male in breeding plumage has a brilliant golden-yellow crown and a variable amount of black on the head and breast; some males have an entirely black head (apart from the yellow crown) and breast, while others have a whitish throat or an entirely buffy-white face with a black band separating it from the fulvous-white underparts. In the non-breeding male and female, the crown is brown like the rest of the upperpart plumage, and the black pectoral band is less developed.
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When to see the Black-breasted Weaver
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is December, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black-breasted Weaver
The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Black-breasted Weaver
The black-breasted weaver, also known as the Bengal weaver or black-throated weaver, is a weaver resident in the northern river plains of the Indian subcontinent. Like the other weavers, the males build an enclosed nest from reeds and mud, and visiting females select a mate at least partially based on the quality of the nest.
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Easily confused with
Asian Golden WeaverPloceus hypoxanthusThe breeding male is generally bright yellow with a black mask (diagnostic in Asia).
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusThe little weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusThe little weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
Side by side: Asian Golden Weaver vs Black-breasted Weaver
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