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WoodlandDomed nestSmall · 36 g
What the Village Weaver sounds like
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The village weaver is a stocky, 15–17 cm (5.9–6.7 in) bird with a strong conical bill and dark reddish eyes. In the northern part of its range, the breeding male has a black head edged by chestnut (typically most distinct on the nape and chest). Towards the southern part of its range, the amount of black and chestnut diminish, and the breeding males of the southernmost subspecies only have a black face and throat, while the nape and crown are yellow. In all subspecies, the breeding male has a black bill, black and yellow upperparts and wings, and yellow underparts.
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When to see the Village Weaver
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Village Weaver
The map shades 57 countries with regular records, and 5 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 United States, Spain, Portugal, Kuwait, France.
About the Village Weaver
The village weaver , also known as the spotted-backed weaver or black-headed weaver, is a bird species in the family Ploceidae found in much of sub-Saharan Africa. It has also been introduced to Portugal and Venezuela as well as to the islands of Hispaniola, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Mauritius and Réunion.
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Easily confused with
Baya WeaverPloceus philippinusThese are sparrow-sized (15 cm ) and in their non-breeding plumage, both males and females resemble female house sparrows.
Cape WeaverPloceus capensisThe Cape weaver is a stocky 17 cm long bird with streaked olive-brown upperparts and a long pointed conical bill.
Cape WeaverPloceus capensisThe Cape weaver is a stocky 17 cm long bird with streaked olive-brown upperparts and a long pointed conical bill.
Side by side: Southern Masked Weaver vs Village Weaver · Cape Weaver vs Village Weaver · Baya Weaver vs Village Weaver
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