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Male #CapeWeaver (Ploceus capensis) portrait. Grahamstown/Makhanda, South Africa, 10 September 2025.
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Photo by Harold Gess

#CapeWeaver enjoying the sweet nectar of the Erythrina flowers.
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Photo by Lynette Rudman

📷: Cape weaver (Ploceus capensis) by RosZie via Pixabay 2022 The Cape weaver (Ploceus capensisis) a small, stocky bird found throughout the greater part of southern Africa. The males [pictured] have bright yellow plumage with an orange-brown nape and crown, while the females are duller in colour with streaked brown and yellow feathers. Both sexes have a distinctive conical bill that is used to weave elaborate nests, which can be seen hanging from trees and shrubs. Cape weavers are social birds and are often found in flocks. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Distribution: Endemic to South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini. Class: Aves (Birds) Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds) Family: Ploceidae (Weaverbirds and Bishops) Genus: Ploceus Species: P. capensisis CC: GPYQ

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