Compact Weaver (Pachyphantes superciliosus) | Photos and ID

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Grassland21 g

Compact Weaver (Pachyphantes superciliosus), photo 1 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Compact Weaver (Pachyphantes superciliosus), photo 2 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Compact Weaver (Pachyphantes superciliosus), photo 3 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Compact Weaver (Pachyphantes superciliosus), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Barry Stewart, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Compact Weaver (Pachyphantes superciliosus), photo 5 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Compact Weaver (Pachyphantes superciliosus), photo 6 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Compact Weaver (Pachyphantes superciliosus), photo 7 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

When to see the Compact 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 Compact Weaver

Regular range

The map shades 21 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Compact Weaver

The compact weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Pachyphantes. It has a highly discontinuous distribution from Senegal to Liberia, east to Ethiopia and south to Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Easily confused with

Taveta WeaverPloceus castaneicepsThe male Taveta weaver is a vibrant golden yellow color; this color is duller on its back.

Zanzibar Red BishopEuplectes nigroventrisThe Zanzibar red bishop is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.

Taveta WeaverPloceus castaneicepsThe male Taveta weaver is a vibrant golden yellow color; this color is duller on its back.

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