 Many:see text ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ These are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills, most of which breed in sub-Saharan Africa, with fewer species in tropical Asia. The males of many species are brightly coloured, usually in red or yellow and black. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Weavers get their name from the large woven nests many species make. These are elaborate structures of grass and twigs which may be suspended from a branch or have tubular entrance extensions. The buffalo-weavers, however, form massive untidy stick nests in their colonies, which may have several spherical woven nests within. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ These are gregarious birds which often breed colonially. They sometimes cause crop damage, notably the Red-billed Quelea, reputed to be the world's most numerous bird. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - Family: Ploceidae
- White-billed Buffalo-weaver, Bubalornis albirostris
- Red-billed Buffalo-weaver, Bubalornis niger
- White-headed Buffalo-weaver, Dinemellia dinemelli
- Speckle-fronted Weaver, Sporopipes frontalis
- Scaly Weaver, Sporopipes squamifrons
- White-browed Sparrow-weaver, Plocepasser mahali
- Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-weaver, Plocepasser superciliosus
- Chestnut-backed Sparrow-weaver, Plocepasser rufoscapulatus
- Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-weaver, Plocepasser donaldsoni
- Rufous-tailed Weaver, Histurgops ruficauda
- Grey-headed Social-weaver, Pseudonigrita arnaudi
- Black-capped Social-weaver, Pseudonigrita cabanisi
- Social Weaver, Philetairus socius
- Bannerman's Weaver, Ploceus bannermani
- Bates' Weaver, Ploceus batesi
- Black-chinned Weaver, Ploceus nigrimentum
- Baglafecht Weaver, Ploceus baglafecht
- Bertrand's Weaver, Ploceus bertrandi
- Slender-billed Weaver, Ploceus pelzelni
- Loango Weaver, Ploceus subpersonatus
- Little Weaver, Ploceus luteolus
- Lesser Masked-weaver, Ploceus intermedius
- Spectacled Weaver, Ploceus ocularis
- Black-necked Weaver, Ploceus nigricollis
- Black-billed Weaver, Ploceus melanogaster
- Strange Weaver, Ploceus alienus
- Bocage's Weaver, Ploceus temporalis
- Cape Weaver, Ploceus capensis
- African Golden-weaver, Ploceus subaureus
- Holub's Golden-weaver, Ploceus xanthops
- Principe Golden-weaver, Ploceus princeps
- Orange Weaver, Ploceus aurantius
- Golden Palm Weaver, Ploceus bojeri
- Taveta Golden-weaver, Ploceus castaneiceps
- Southern Brown-throated Weaver, Ploceus xanthopterus
- Northern Brown-throated Weaver, Ploceus castanops
- Kilombero Weaver, Ploceus burnieri
- Rueppell's Weaver, Ploceus galbula
- Heuglin's Masked-weaver, Ploceus heuglini
- Northern Masked-weaver, Ploceus taeniopterus
- African Masked-weaver, Ploceus velatus
- Lufira Masked-weaver, Ploceus reichardi
- Village Weaver, Ploceus cucullatus
- Giant Weaver, Ploceus grandis
- Speke's Weaver, Ploceus spekei
- Fox's Weaver, Ploceus spekeoides
- Vieillot's Weaver, Ploceus nigerrimus
- Weyns' Weaver, Ploceus weynsi
- Clarke's Weaver, Ploceus golandi
- Black-headed Weaver, Ploceus melanocephalus
- Salvadori's Weaver, Ploceus dichrocephalus
- Golden-backed Weaver, Ploceus jacksoni
- Cinnamon Weaver, Ploceus badius
- Chestnut Weaver, Ploceus rubiginosus
- Golden-naped Weaver, Ploceus aureonucha
- Yellow-mantled Weaver, Ploceus tricolor
- Maxwell's Black Weaver, Ploceus albinucha
- Nelicourvi Weaver, Ploceus nelicourvi
- Sakalava Weaver, Ploceus sakalava
- Streaked Weaver, Ploceus manyar
- Baya Weaver, Ploceus philippinus
- Asian Golden Weaver, Ploceus hypoxanthus
- Yellow Weaver, Ploceus megarhynchus
- Bengal Weaver, Ploceus benghalensis
- Forest Weaver, Ploceus bicolor
- Preuss' Weaver, Ploceus preussi
- Yellow-capped Weaver, Ploceus dorsomaculatus
- Usambara Weaver, Ploceus nicolli
- Olive-headed Weaver, Ploceus olivaceiceps
- Brown-capped Weaver, Ploceus insignis
- Bar-winged Weaver, Ploceus angolensis
- Sao Tome Weaver, Ploceus sanctithomae
- Compact Weaver, Pachyphantes superciliosus
- Yellow-legged Malimbe, Malimbus flavipes
- Red-crowned Malimbe, Malimbus coronatus
- Black-throated Malimbe, Malimbus cassini
- Ballmann's Malimbe, Malimbus ballmanni
- Rachel's Malimbe, Malimbus racheliae
- Red-vented Malimbe, Malimbus scutatus
- Ibadan Malimbe, Malimbus ibadanensis
- Red-bellied Malimbe, Malimbus erythrogaster
- Gray's Malimbe, Malimbus nitens
- Crested Malimbe, Malimbus malimbicus
- Red-headed Malimbe, Malimbus rubricollis
- Red-headed Weaver, Anaplectes rubriceps
- Bob-tailed Weaver, Brachycope anomala
- Cardinal Quelea, Quelea cardinalis
- Red-headed Quelea, Quelea erythrops
- Red-billed Quelea, Quelea quelea
- Red Fody, Foudia madagascariensis
- Red-headed Fody, Foudia eminentissima
- Forest Fody, Foudia omissa
- Mauritius Fody, Foudia rubra
- Seychelles Fody, Foudia sechellarum
- Rodrigues Fody, Foudia flavicans
- Yellow-crowned Bishop, Euplectes afer
- Fire-fronted Bishop, Euplectes diadematus
- Black Bishop, Euplectes gierowii
- Black-winged Red Bishop, Euplectes hordeaceus
- Orange Bishop, Euplectes franciscanus
- Northern Red Bishop, Euplectes orix
- Zanzibar Bishop, Euplectes nigroventris
- Golden-backed Bishop, Euplectes aureus
- Yellow Bishop, Euplectes capensis
- Fan-tailed Widowbird, Euplectes axillaris
- Yellow-shouldered Widowbird, Euplectes macrourus
- White-winged Widowbird, Euplectes albonotatus
- Red-collared Widowbird, Euplectes ardens
- Marsh Widowbird, Euplectes hartlaubi
- Buff-shouldered Widowbird, Euplectes psammocromius
- Long-tailed Widowbird, Euplectes progne
- Jackson's Widowbird, Euplectes jacksoni
- Parasitic Weaver, Anomalospiza imberbis
- Grosbeak Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons
Africa: Africa is the world's second-largest continent and second most populous after Asia. At about 30,244,050 km² (11,677,240 mi²) including its adjacent islands, it covers 20.3 percent of the total land area on Earth. With over 800 million human inhabitants in 54 countries, it accounts for abou... Asia: Asia is the central and eastern part of Eurasia and world's largest continent. Defined by subtracting Europe from Eurasia, Asia is either regarded as a landmass of its own or as part of Eurasia....
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