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Genus Ploceus
Maxwell's Black Weaver - The Maxwell's Black Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
Bar-winged Weaver - The Bar-winged Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.
Orange Weaver - These birds exhibit sexual dimorphism, and plumage also varies seasonally. During breeding or "nuptial" season, the male has a black beak, black plumage around the eyes, and brown wings, The rest of the plumage is a brilliant red to orange in color. Outside of breeding season, the males sport plumage that is considerably more drab, brown overall with some dark streaks and a cream-colored belly. The females have the same plumage year-round, which resembles that of the off-season males. The males of this species are often confused males of the species E. o. orix, more commonly known as the grenadier weaver, or red bishop.
Gold-naped Weaver - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Cinnamon Weaver - The Cinnamon Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is endemic to Sudan.
Bannerman's Weaver - The Bannerman's Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Bates's Weaver - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Black-breasted Weaver - Resident or local migrant, endemic to South Asia.
Golden Palm Weaver - The Golden Palm Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.
Kilombero Weaver - Its natural habitat is swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Cape Weaver - This common species occurs in grassland, agricultural and fynbos habitats, often near rivers. In breeds in noisy colonies in trees and reedbeds.
Northern Brown-throated Weaver - The Northern Brown-throated Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Village Weaver - This often abundant species occurs in a wide range of open or semi-open habitats, including woodlands and human habitation, and frequently forms large noisy colonies in towns, villages and hotel grounds.
Ploceus flavipes - The Yellow-legged Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Clarke's Weaver - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Giant Weaver - It can climb trees and branches, rather like a treecreeper or sittella.
Heuglin's Masked Weaver - The Heuglin's Masked-weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
Lesser Masked-Weaver - Looking for lunch
Katanga Masked Weaver - The Katanga Masked-weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.
Little Weaver - The Little Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.
Streaked Weaver - They nest in small colonies often in reed beds near water bodies.
Finn's Weaver - The species was named by Hume based on a specimen obtained at Kaladhungi near Nainital. The species was rediscovered in the Terai near Calcutta by Frank Finn and the species was given the common name of Finn's Baya by Eugene William Oates around 1889-90.
Nelicourvi Weaver - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Usambara Weaver - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss.
Black-necked Weaver - This weaver occurs in forests, especially in wet habitats. It builds a large coarsely woven nest made of grass and creepers with a 15 cm downward facing entrance tunnel hanging from the globular egg chamber. The nest is suspended from a branch in a tree and 2-3 eggs are laid. It nests in pairs but forms small flocks when not breeding.
Ploceus nigrimentus - The Black-chinned Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in the Bailundu Highlands of western Angola, on the Batéké Plateau in Republic of the Congo, and in eastern Gabon.
Slender-billed Weaver - Female Queen Elizabeth NP, Uganda
Baya Weaver - Three geographical races are recognized. The nominate race philippinus is found through much of mainland India. The race burmanicus is found eastwards into Southeast Asia. A third race, travancoreensis is darker above and found in southwest India.
Preuss's Weaver - The Preuss's Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Ploceus princeps - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Lake Lufira Masked-Weaver - The Tanzania Masked-weaver or Tanganyika Masked-weaver is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It is found in and around swamps in south-west Tanzania and north-east Zambia. The Lake Lufira Weaver of the Democratic Republic of Congo is sometimes treated as a subspecies of this bird.
Sakalava Weaver - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Speke's Weaver - The eyes are pale and the bill is on the large side for a weaver. Unlike many weavers, it has the same plumage all year. The adult male is yellow with black throat , face, and bill, and variable black mottling on the back. The adult female's upperparts are dull olive-gray with dusky brown streaks; the underparts are pale yellow, whiter on the belly and grayer on the flanks. The juvenile is similar but duller.
Fox's Weaver - Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Loango Slender-billed Weaver - It is estimated that there are somewhere between 2,500 and 10,000 of the bird in existence, so it is listed as a Vulnerable Species
Ploceus superciliosus - The Compact Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.
Northern Masked Weaver - The Northern Masked-weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Sudan.
Bocage's Weaver - The Bocage's Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.
African Masked-Weaver - This weaver is very widespread and found in a wide range of habitats, including shrubland, savanna, grassland, open woodland, inland wetlands and semi-desert areas. It also occurs in suburban gardens and parks.