Weavers are related to finches, as one would suspect by comparing their beaks. They are called "weavers" because of the nests they construct.


Genus Euplectes

Bishop, Black   Euplectes gierowii   Found: Africa 
Photographed by:   1) Steve Noake  2, 3) Four Oaks


Bishop, Red  Euplectes orix  Found: Africa 
Photographed by:  1) Linn Currie  2, 3) Ecoprint in South Africa



Genus Ploceus

Weaver, Baglafecht Ploceus baglafecht   Found: Africa
Photographed by Dick Daniels in Tanzania


Weaver, Speke's Ploceus spekei   Found: Africa
Photographed by Dick Daniels in Tanzania


Weaver, Vitelline Masked Ploceus vitellinus   Found: Africa
Photographed by Dick Daniels in Tanzania
Female is on the right.



Genus Pseudonigrita

Weaver, Black-capped Social Pseudonigrita cabanisi   Found: Africa
Photographed by Dick Daniels in Tanzania


Weaver, Grey-capped Social aka Grey-headed Social Weaver Pseudonigrita arnaudi   Found: Africa
Photographed by Dick Daniels in Tanzania



Genus Sporopipes

Finch, Scaly-feathered  Sporopipes squamifrons  Found: Africa
Photographed by: 1) Dirkr in Namibia  2) Jan Erasmus


Weaver, Speckle-fronted Sporopipes frontalis   Found: Africa
Photographed by Dick Daniels in Tanzania



Weaver, Red-billed Buffalo- Bubalornis niger   Found: Africa
Photographed by Dick Daniels in Tanzania


Weaver, Rufous-tailed Histurgops ruficauda   Found: Africa
Photographed by Dick Daniels in Tanzania


Weaver, White-headed Buffalo- Dinemellia dinemelli   Found: Africa
Photographed by: 1) Brad Jenkins  2 - 4) Dick Daniels in Tanzania



Sparrow-weaver, White-browed Plocepasser mahali  Found: Africa
Photographed by Nico Smit



Widowbirds belong to the same family as weavers: Ploceidae

Widowbird, Long-tailed   Euplectes progne   Found: Africa
Photographed by Riaan Van Den Berg
This is a male. It is after breeding season so he has lost his long tail.