About the Sakalava Weaver
The Sakalava weaver sometimes known as the Sakalava fody is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The bird is 15 cm (5.9 in) long and weighs 20–28 g (0.71–0.99 oz).
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The adult male has a yellow head and upper breast during the breeding season, with a pale grey belly and light and brown wings with white wing-tips. The male has distinctive red eye-rings and silver bill extending with a "V" shape into the forehead. The non-breeding male has a dark brown head and pale grey breast, flanked with white. The female has the appearance more of a house sparrow with pale almost white breast and duller slightly pink bill. The female also has a red eye-ring and sometimes small flashes of red around the eye.
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Where the Sakalava Weaver lives
When to see the Sakalava Weaver
Peak activity in November · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Chestnut-and-black WeaverPloceus castaneofuscusThe chestnut-and-black weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
Chestnut-and-black WeaverPloceus castaneofuscusThe chestnut-and-black weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanopsThe northern brown-throated weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
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