Weaver species list / RELATED SPECIES: Eastern Golden Weaver / Golden-backed Weaver / Holub’s Golden Weaver / Juba Weaver / Katanga Masked Weaver / Lufira Masked Weaver / Ruppell’s Weaver / Southern Masked Weaver / Vitelline Masked Weaver
IUCN: Least concern Discovery: 043
Categories: acacias, gum, nectar, pest
Discovery
The above is based on Weaver Wednesday 2, a weekly series about the discovery of each weaver species.
This species text first appeared as Weaver Wednesday [160] – Discovery [43]: Rüppell’s Weaver on 2015-07-08
1. Basic biology
The above is based on Weaver Wednesday, a weekly series about weaver species.
This species text first appeared as Weaver Wednesday [17]: Rüppell’s Weaver on 2012-10-10
2. Breeding facts
Pair bond Polygynous, sometimes single male with up to three females and eight nests Breeding season Nest site Nest building Colony size Clutch size Egg colour Egg size Incubation Chicks and nestling period |
Breeding information based on Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 15.
3. Photos of Weaver Nests
Vm 27671 |
Vm 26602 |
Vm 26601 |
Vm 5639 |
Vm 2484 |
Vm 710 |
Thumb-nails of recent PHOWN records