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Yellow-mantled Weaver

Ploceus tricolor

Least ConcernRareInvertebratesForestDomed nestSmall · 37 g
Yellow-mantled Weaver (Ploceus tricolor), photo 1
Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-mantled Weaver (Ploceus tricolor), photo 2
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Yellow-mantled Weaver (Ploceus tricolor), photo 3
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Yellow-mantled Weaver (Ploceus tricolor), photo 4
Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-mantled Weaver (Ploceus tricolor), photo 5
Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-mantled Weaver (Ploceus tricolor), photo 6
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Yellow-mantled Weaver (Ploceus tricolor), photo 7
Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-mantled Weaver (Ploceus tricolor), photo 8
Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-mantled Weaver (Ploceus tricolor), photo 9
Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-mantled Weaver (Ploceus tricolor), photo 10
Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0

About the Yellow-mantled Weaver

The yellow-mantled weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is sparsely distributed across the African tropical rainforest.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it lives

Regular rangeRare visitor
Ghana Uganda Nigeria Côte d’Ivoire Angola Cameroon Sierra Leone Gabon Congo - Kinshasa Benin Togo Congo - Brazzaville Liberia Guinea

Recorded as a rare visitor in Kenya.

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Black-billed Weaver (Ploceus melanogaster) Black-billed WeaverPloceus melanogasterThe black-billed weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. Black-billed Weaver (Ploceus melanogaster) Black-billed WeaverPloceus melanogasterThe black-billed weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. Golden Palm Weaver (Ploceus bojeri) Golden Palm WeaverPloceus bojeriThe golden palm weaver is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae.

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