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Red-headed Weaver

Anaplectes rubriceps

Not EvaluatedInvertebratesWoodlandDomed nestSmall · 23 g
Red-headed Weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps), photo 1
Photo: Andrew Deacon · CC0
Red-headed Weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps), photo 2
Photo: Kelly Abram · CC0
Red-headed Weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps), photo 3
Photo: Kelly Abram · CC0
Red-headed Weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps), photo 4
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Red-headed Weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps), photo 5
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Red-headed Weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps), photo 6
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Red-headed Weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps), photo 7
Photo: Derek Keats · CC BY 2.0
Red-headed Weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps), photo 8
Photo: Derek Keats · CC BY 2.0
Red-headed Weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps), photo 9
Photo: Kelly Abram · CC0
Red-headed Weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps), photo 10
Photo: Kelly Abram · CC0

About the Red-headed Weaver

The red-headed weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is placed in the monotypic genus Anaplectes and is found throughout the Afrotropics.

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Where the Red-headed Weaver lives

Regular rangeRare visitor
South Africa Kenya Tanzania Uganda Zimbabwe Zambia Ethiopia Botswana Namibia Rwanda Mozambique Ghana Malawi Eswatini Benin Nigeria Cameroon Angola Congo - Kinshasa Senegal Central African Republic Côte d’Ivoire Burkina Faso Guinea Somalia South Sudan

Recorded as a rare visitor in Mali, Togo.

When to see the Red-headed Weaver

Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Red Weaver (Anaplectes jubaensis) Red WeaverAnaplectes jubaensisThe red weaver is a species of bird in the weaver family Ploceidae.

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