Least ConcernUncommonInvertebratesForestDomed nestSmall · 35 g
About the Dark-backed Weaver
The dark-backed weaver, also known as the forest weaver, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is very sparsely present across central and southern Sub-Saharan Africa.
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What the Dark-backed Weaver sounds like
Recording: Kileo Jumah · CC0 · via xeno-canto
Where it lives
Regular range
When to see it
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Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Holub's Golden WeaverPloceus xanthopsMales differentiate from the females because of their full yellow heads, bright greenish-yellow body and the bit of orange under their chins that continues to the upper breast.
Holub's Golden WeaverPloceus xanthopsMales differentiate from the females because of their full yellow heads, bright greenish-yellow body and the bit of orange under their chins that continues to the upper breast.
Eastern Golden WeaverPloceus subaureusThe eastern golden weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
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