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WoodlandDomed nestSmall · 44 g
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The Cape weaver is a stocky 17 cm long bird with streaked olive-brown upperparts and a long pointed conical bill. The breeding male has a yellow head and underparts, an orange face, and a white iris. The adult female has an olive-yellow head and breast, shading to pale yellow on the lower belly. The female's eyes are brown, but 19% have pale eyes in summer and thus eye colour alone cannot be used to determine the sex. Young birds are similar to the female. Voice: The song of the Cape weaver is a harsh, rather hysterical sizzle. The alarm call is a sharp double chip and the contact call is a harsh "azwit".
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When to see the Cape Weaver
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Cape Weaver
The map shades 10 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Cape Weaver
The Cape weaver is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae, found in southern Africa.
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Easily confused with
Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusThe village weaver is a stocky, 15–17 cm (5.9–6.7 in) bird with a strong conical bill and dark reddish eyes.
Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusThe village weaver is a stocky, 15–17 cm (5.9–6.7 in) bird with a strong conical bill and dark reddish eyes.
Baya WeaverPloceus philippinusThese are sparrow-sized (15 cm ) and in their non-breeding plumage, both males and females resemble female house sparrows.
Side by side: Cape Weaver vs Southern Masked Weaver · Cape Weaver vs Village Weaver · Baya Weaver vs Cape Weaver
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