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WetlandDomed nestSmall · 23 g
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Breeding males have a black head and yellow nuchal collar, which is absent in the Juba and golden-backed weavers. It also differs from the latter species and village weaver by its plain, greenish mantle plumage. The pale yellow underpart plumage is suffused with a variable amount of chestnut. The female and non-breeding male lack the black head, and resemble a female masked weaver, except that they have dark eyes and a darker bill. Their buffy breast plumage also distinguishes them from non-breeding golden-backed weavers.
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When to see the Black-headed Weaver
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black-headed Weaver
The map shades 30 countries with regular records, and 6 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Israel, Belgium, Bahrain, Maldives, Gabon.
About the Black-headed Weaver
The black-headed weaver, also known as yellow-backed weaver, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is a resident breeder in damp areas in tropical Africa.
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Easily confused with
Eastern Golden WeaverPloceus subaureusThe eastern golden weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
Eastern Golden WeaverPloceus subaureusThe eastern golden weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolorThe dark-backed weaver, also known as the forest weaver, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
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