Weavers To Widowbirds
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Ploceidae
Weavers, Queleas, Bishops and Widowbirds are small, gregarious passerine birds related to finches. Most inhabit sub-Saharan Africa, though a few species occur in tropical Asia. Their rounded conical bills suit their granivorous diet. Males typically acquire striking summer plumages. Queleas, Bishops and Weavers are colonial nesters, and the latter group weaves conspicuous suspended nests. Widowbirds to the contrary are solitary, terrestrial nesters, but flock in winter. Of the 114 species worldwide, 27 in Southern Africa.
- Red-billed Buffalo Weaver Bubalornis niger
- White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali
- Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius
- Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius
- Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis
- Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis endemic
- Yellow Weaver Ploceus subaureus
- Holub's Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops
- Southern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus xanthopterus
- Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus
- Dark-backed Weaver Ploceus bicolor
- Olive-headed Weaver Ploceus olivaceiceps
- Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes melanotis
- Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons
- Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops
- Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
- Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
- Black-winged Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus
- Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
- Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
- Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris
- Yellow-mantled Widowbird Euplectes macrourus
- White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus
- Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens
- Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne
Read more about this topic: List Of Southern African Birds