Eastern Golden Weaver
Weavers got their names because of the way they are building their nests. They are making strong and amazing structures. Besides nest building, another interesting point is the way they live in colonies, with as a most impressive example the way of life of the Red-billed Queleas. They move around in big groups up to million of birds.
The family is Ploceidae
There are 118 species placed in 16 genera.
So far I have photographed 50 different species. Of many species, I photographed male as well as female. If so I have added a photograph of each one.
See below the genera of which I photographed at least two specie. At the end, I have placed "Various genera". Here you will find a collection of genera with only one species photographed. To make it easier you can find the genus name combined with the species name (visible when displaying the photograph)
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Updated 15/05/2020
Euplectus with 17 species (9)
Weavers - Genus Euplectes Black-winged Red Bishop - Euplectes hordeaceus Fan-tailed Widowbird - Euplectes axillaris Long-tailed Widowbird - Euplectes progne Northern Red Bishop - Euplectes franciscanus Red-collared Widowbird - Euplectes ardens Southern Red Bishop - Euplectes orix White-winged Widowbird - Euplectes albonotatus Yellow Bishop - Euplectes capensis Yellow-crowned Bishop - Euplectes afer
Plocepassar with 4 species (3)
Weavers - Genus Plocepasser Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver - Plocepasser superciliosus Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver - Plocepasser donaldsoni White-browed Sparrow-Weaver - Plocepasser mahali
Ploceus with 63 species (26)
Weavers - Genus Ploceus Asian Golden Weaver - Ploceus hypoxanthus Baglafecht Weaver - Ploceus baglafecht Baglafecht Weaver (f) - Ploceus baglafecht Baya Weaver - Ploceus philippinus Baya Weaver (f) - Ploceus philippinus Black-billed Weaver - Ploceus melanogaster Black-headed Weaver - Ploceus melanocephalus Black-headed Weaver (f) - Ploceus melanocephalus Black-necked Weaver - Ploceus nigricollis Black-necked Weaver (f) - Ploceus nigricollis Cape Weaver - Ploceus capensis Dark-backed Weaver - Ploceus bicolor Eastern Golden Weaver - Ploceus subaureus Eastern Golden Weaver (f) - Ploceus subaureus Golden-backed Weaver - Ploceus jacksoni Golden-backed Weaver (f) - Ploceus jacksoni Lesser Masked Weaver - Ploceus intermedius Little Weaver - Ploceus luteolus Little Weaver (f) - Ploceus luteolus Nelicourvi Weaver - Ploceus nelicourvi Northern Masked Weaver - Ploceus taeniopterus Northern Masked Weaver (f) - Ploceus taeniopterus Rüppell's Weaver - Ploceus galbula Sakalava Weaver - Ploceus sakalava Sakalava Weaver (f) - Ploceus sakalava Slender-billed Weaver - Ploceus pelzelni Southern Brown-throated Weaver - Ploceus xanthopterus Southern Brown-throated Weaver (f) - Ploceus xanthopterus Southern Masked Weaver - Ploceus velatus Southern Masked Weaver (f) - Ploceus velatus Spectacled Weaver - Ploceus ocularis Spectacled Weaver (f) - Ploceus ocularis Speke's Weaver - Ploceus spekei Speke's Weaver (f) - Ploceus spekei Strange Weaver - Ploceus alienus Streaked Weaver - Ploceus manyar Streaked Weaver (f) - Ploceus manyar Vieillot's Black Weaver - Ploceus nigerrimus Village Weaver - Ploceus cucullatus Village Weaver (f) - Ploceus cucullatus Vitelline Masked Weaver - Ploceus vitellinus Vitelline Masked Weaver (f) - Ploceus vitellinus
Pseudonigrita with 2 species (2)
Weavers - Genus Pseudonigrita Black-capped Social Weaver - Pseudonigrita cabanisi Grey-capped Social-Weaver - Pseudonigrita arnaudi
Sporopipes with 2 species (2)
Weavers - Genus Sporopipes Scaly-feathered Weaver - Sporopipes squamifrons Speckle-fronted Weaver - Sporopipes frontalis
Various Genus
Weavers - Genus Various Red Fody - Foudia madagascariensis Red-billed Buffalo Weaver - Bubalornis niger Red-billed Quelea - Quelea quelea Red-headed Malimbe - Malimbus rubricollis Red-headed Weaver - Anaplectes rubriceps Sociable Weaver - Philetairus socius Thick-billed Weaver - Amblyospiza albifrons White-headed Buffalo-Weaver - Dinemellia dinemelli