Weavers and allies

PASSERIFORMES - family Passidae - subfamilies Ploceinae
This room displays photos of weavers and allies, including bishops, fodies, malimbes and widowbirds.

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White-browed Sparrow-Weaver [1][2][3], Mamijiro Suzume Hataori, or Plocepasser mahali. photo: 08/2005, Otjiwarongo, Namibia. Red-billed Quelea [1][2], Kôyôchô, or Quelea quelea. photo: 08/2005, Otjiwarongo, Namibia.

Red-headed Weaver [1][2][3], Akagashira Mori Hataori, or Anaplectes rubriceps. photo: 08/2005, Otjiwarongo, Namibia. Scaly Weaver, Kiku Suzume, or Sporopipes squamifrons. photo: 08/2005, Etosha, Namibia. Village Weaver [1], Ploceus cucullatus or Zuguro Uroko Hataori, probably. photo: 08/2005, Rundu, Namibia.

Unidentified Weaver [1][2], (maybe Southern Masked-Weaver in transitional plumage). photo: 08/2005, Otjiwarongo, Namibia. Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver, Akahashi Ushi Hataori, or Bubalornis niger. photo: 08/2005, Otjiwarongo, Namibia. Southern Masked-Weaver, Mengata Hataori, or Ploceus velatus. photo: 09/2005, Walvis Bay, Namibia.

Orange Weaver [1][2], Orenji Hataori, or Ploceus aurantius. photo: 08/2007, Loango NP, Gabon. Village Weaver (M) [2][3][4][5][6], Zuguro Uroko Hataori, or Ploceus cucullatus. photo: 08/2007, Evengué, Gabon. Village Weaver (F) [7], Zuguro Uroko Hataori, or Ploceus cucullatus. photo: 08/2007, Evengué, Gabon.

Red-crowned Malimbe [1][2], Akaboushi Mori Hataori, or Malimbus coronatus. photo: 08/2007, Ivindo NP, Gabon. Village Weaver [8], Zuguro Uroko Hataori, or Ploceus cucullatus. photo: 08/2007, Ivindo VIllage, Gabon. Black-necked Weaver, Nodoguro Hataori, or Ploceus nigricollis. photo: 08/2007, Lopé, Gabon.

Vieillot's Black Weaver, Kuro Hataori, or Ploceus nigerrimus. photo: 08/2007, Lopé, Gabon. back to upper category


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