Photos of Weaver Nests

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PHOWN:   90
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2428CB
Observer:   Tarboton, Warwick
Date of record:   2010-08-29
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Counted a minimum of 54 males in the tree in full breeding plumage. There has been an active colony here in the same couple of Fever Trees overhanging a dam for at least the past three years. Nest-building starts in late July and breeding finish up in Nov-Dec
Last updated:   2012-08-14 15:08:41
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-90
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 90 - photo: 1

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