Cooperatively breeding weavers
There are 19 species of weavers that are thought to be cooperative breeders. In some species, this has been well studied, eg. White-browed Sparrow...
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Weaver nests with long entrance tubes
Several weaver species regularly build nests with long entrance tubes, see list below. Note that occasionally a nest is started and the tube not finished to f...
Weavers nesting in palm trees
Village Weaver colony in palm Weavers often nest in palm trees, especially where palms are common, eg. islands and along the eastern coast of Africa. Pal...
Catching Cape Weavers, Maskam, 5-6/08/2024
Spring trap inside chicken coop We visited Maskam farm on 5-6 August 2024 to see the spring daisies and other flowers. While the group drove around the scenic...
Brood parasites of weavers
The Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius parasitises mainly weavers but also a wide variety of other species, including sparrows and wagtails. Two other cuckoos...
Asian weavers
The Asian weavers There are 5 Asian weaver species and they are all in the genus Ploceus. The Baya Weaver is the most widespread and common species. Two Asian w...
Black-crowned Village Weavers in southern Africa
The subspecies of Village Weaver found in southern Africa has a yellow crown, but black-crowned or black-headed males are sometimes reported. Known recor...
Number of weavers ringed
Note: The data in this blog are based on the SAFRING database, with the number of weavers (and other birds) ringed since 1948 until today. Some of the birds may...
All the weavers of the world
On 20 June 2012 I began a series called Weaver Wednesday to summarise the basic biology of every weaverbird species (family Ploceidae), week by week. I started ...
Nest use papers
Weavers build amazing nests, with the result that these nests are often used by other birds and animals. Two recent papers provide more details. Paper &#...