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ShrublandDomed nestSmall · 30 g
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Both the male and female look different from one another. The non-breeding male has dull red eyes, a grayish-brown head, with the rest of his body being an ombre of dark orange to a brighter orange; its wings are covered in black and beige colors, and it has a long brown tail. The female is a pale brown, with yellow coloring around their dark eyes, it has black edges around the feathers of its wings, and a brown tail. The female is also smaller; the male is 28-37 g, and the female is 25-31 g. It has a distinct song, it is a harsh, sizzling sound with occasional high-pitched chirps.
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When to see the Chestnut Weaver
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Chestnut Weaver
The map shades 10 countries with regular records, and 1 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 South Africa.
About the Chestnut Weaver
The chestnut weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in eastern and south-western Africa. They can typically be found in Kenya, Botswana, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Tanzania, Angola, and Namibia. Chestnut Weavers are considered locally abundant and of least concern. It is a nomadic as well as residential species that moves in response to rainfall and food availability.
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Easily confused with
Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollisThe black-necked weaver is a stocky 16 cm bird with a strong conical bill.
Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollisThe black-necked weaver is a stocky 16 cm bird with a strong conical bill.
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusThe little weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
Side by side: Black-necked Weaver vs Chestnut Weaver
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