Photos of Weaver Nests

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PHOWN:   1880
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2829DD
Observer:   Van Vuuren A
Date of record:   2012-01-01
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   There were Village Weavers, Southern Red Bishops and a Diderick's Cuckoo in the leafless shrub next to the nest tree. The tree had the Village Weaver nests. There must be Red Bishop nests in the reeds but it is so dense it is impossible to see.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:45
Sp. code:   797
Species name:   Ploceus cucullatus
Common name:   Village Weaver -- Spotted-backed (Black-headed) Weaver
Family:   Ploceidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Village weaver
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=PHOWN-1880
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 1880 - photo: 1
VM-number: 1880 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Dieter Oschadleus
Comment:  
Date:   2012-01-28 10:37:24
Species name:   Ploceus cucullatus -- Village Weaver; Spotted-backed (Black-headed) Weaver
Species code:   797

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