Photo copyright: AS/monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Lake Victoria • Oct 2009

Bird name: Lesser Masked Weaver
Latin: Ploceus intermedius
Other:
Family: Ploceidae • Weavers

This probable Lesser Masked Weaver was seen at Lake Victoria in Tanzania.

The IDs of these yellow weavers should probably be treated with care - there are quite a number of possibles and significant variations in breeding, non-breeding, juvenile and female plumages.

Below, in “more photos”, more examples from Congo.More photos...

Copyright: AW/monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Kinshasa • Nov 2009

Bird name: Black Necked Weaver
Latin: Ploceus nigricollis
Other:
Family: Ploceidae • Weavers
Range: Tropical Africa, Angola to Tanzania

Another female Black-necked Weaver, above, here seen in Kinshasa in the Congo in December, others seen in Brazzaville. This one seems more orange than the yellower ones seen in Angola, below in “more photos”.More photos...

Photos copyright: AS/monacoeye • Masai Mara • Oct 2009 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Holub's Golden Weaver
Latin: Ploceus xanthops
Other:
Family: Ploceidae • Weavers

Holub’s Goden Weaver is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. Seen here in the Masai Mara, Kenya.

There are many similar-looking yellow weavers, so caution should be used with this photo ID. This looks like a male Holub’s Golden Weaver from the dark bill.More photos...

Photo copyright: AS/monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Ngorongoro • Oct 2009

Bird name: Speke’s Weaver
Latin: Ploceus spekei
Other:
Family: Ploceidae • Weavers

This seems likely to be a Speke’s Weaver, taken at Ngorongoro in Tanzania, but ID needs confirmation.More photos...

Photo copyright: AS/monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Serengeti • Oct 2009

Bird name: Speckle Fronted Weaver
Latin: Sporopipes frontalis
Other:
Family: Ploceidae • Weavers

The two different birds which look like Speckle-fronted Weavers to me, but need checking. Above taken in the Serengeti, below at Lake Manyara.More photos...

Photo copyright: AS/monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Serengeti • Oct 2009

Bird name: White Headed Buffalo Weaver
Latin: Dinemellia dinemelli
Other:
Family: Ploceidae • Weavers

A nice photo of a White-headed Buffalo-weaver seen in the Serengeti in Tanzania. Quite common in East Africa.More photos...

Photo copyright: AS/monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Lake Victoria • Oct 2009

Bird name: Slender Billed Weaver
Latin: Ploceus pelzelni
Other:
Family: Ploceidae • Weavers

This presumed Slender-billed Weaver was seen at Lake Victoria in Tanzania.More photos...

Photo copyright: AS/monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Lake Victoria • Oct 2009

Bird name: Yellow Backed Weaver
Latin: Ploceus melanocephalus
Other: Black-headed Weaver
Family: Ploceidae • Weavers

Thanks to André for sending this mystery bird in, taken near Lake Victoria, Tanzania, October 2009.

It has been identified as an immature or female Yellow-backed Weaver, principally from the russet chest, bill shape and dark irises.More photos...

Photo copyright: Euclides/monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Angola • Nov 2009

Bird name: Village Weaver
Latin: Ploceus cucullatus
Other: Spotted-backed Weaver • Black-headed Weaver
Family: Ploceidae • Weavers

This is a black-headed Village Weaver, a male presumably. Thanks to Euclides for sending it in!More photos...

Photo copyright: A/monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Angola • Nov 2009

Bird name: Spectacled Weaver
Latin: Ploceus ocularis
Other:
Family: Ploceidae • Weavers

A pair of Spectacled Weavers, again seen in the hotel grounds in Luanda.More photos...

214 Ploceidae - Weavers, Widowbirds - IOC 2.5 - 2010

Bubalornis albirostris - White-billed Buffalo Weaver - W, C, E Africa
Bubalornis niger - Red-billed Buffalo Weaver - E, SE, S Africa

Dinemellia dinemelli - White-headed Buffalo Weaver - E, EC Africa

Sporopipes squamifrons - Scaly-feathered Weaver - S Africa
Sporopipes frontalis - Speckle-fronted Weaver - W, C, E Africa

Amblyospiza albifrons - Thick-billed Weaver - Widespread Africa

Ploceus baglafecht - Baglafecht Weaver - C, E, SE Africa
Ploceus bannermani - Bannerman's Weaver - Nigeria, Cameroon
Ploceus batesi - Bates's Weaver - Cameroon
Ploceus nigrimentus - Black-chinned Weaver - SW Africa
Ploceus bertrandi - Bertram's Weaver - SE Africa
Ploceus pelzelni - Slender-billed Weaver - C, W Africa
Ploceus subpersonatus - Loango Weaver - WC Africa
Ploceus luteolus - Little Weaver - W, C, E Africa
Ploceus ocularis - Spectacled Weaver - C, E, SE Africa
Ploceus nigricollis - Black-necked Weaver - W, C, E Africa
Ploceus alienus - Strange Weaver - C Africa
Ploceus melanogaster - Black-billed Weaver - C Africa
Ploceus capensis - Cape Weaver - South Africa
Ploceus temporalis - Bocage's Weaver - WC Africa
Ploceus subaureus - Eastern Golden Weaver - E, SE Africa - Was Yellow Weaver
Ploceus xanthops - Holub's Golden Weaver - C, SE Africa - NB name
Ploceus aurantius - Orange Weaver - W, C Africa
Ploceus heuglini - Heuglin's Masked Weaver - W, C, E Africa
Ploceus bojeri - Golden Palm Weaver - E Africa
Ploceus castaneiceps - Taveta Weaver - Kenya, Tanzania
Ploceus princeps - Principe Weaver - Príncipe
Ploceus castanops - Northern Brown-throated Weaver - EC Africa
Ploceus xanthopterus - Southern Brown-throated Weaver - S Africa
Ploceus burnieri - Kilombero Weaver - Tanzania
Ploceus galbula - Rüppell's Weaver - NE, Africa, also SW Arabian Peninsula
Ploceus taeniopterus - Northern Masked Weaver - EC Africa
Ploceus intermedius - Lesser Masked Weaver - E, SE, S Africa
Ploceus velatus - Southern Masked Weaver - S Africa
Ploceus katangae - Katanga Masked Weaver - SC Africa
Ploceus ruweti - Lufira Masked Weaver - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ploceus reichardi - Tanzanian Masked Weaver - Tanzania
Ploceus vitellinus - Vitelline Masked Weaver - W, C, E Africa
Ploceus spekei - Speke's Weaver - E Africa
Ploceus spekeoides - Fox's Weaver - Uganda
Ploceus cucullatus - Village Weaver - Widespread Africa
Ploceus grandis - Giant Weaver - São Tomé Africa
Ploceus nigerrimus - Vieillot's Black Weaver - W, C Africa
Ploceus weynsi - Weyns's Weaver - C Africa
Ploceus golandi - Clarke's Weaver - Kenya
Ploceus dicrocephalus - Juba Weaver - E Africa
Ploceus melanocephalus - Black-headed Weaver - W, C, EC Africa
Ploceus jacksoni - Golden-backed Weaver - EC, E Africa
Ploceus badius - Cinnamon Weaver - Sudan
Ploceus rubiginosus - Chestnut Weaver - E, SW Africa
Ploceus aureonucha - Golden-naped Weaver - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ploceus tricolor - Yellow-mantled Weaver - W, C Africa
Ploceus albinucha - Maxwell's Black Weaver - W, C Africa
Ploceus nelicourvi - Nelicourvi Weaver - Madagascar
Ploceus sakalava - Sakalava Weaver - Madagascar
Ploceus hypoxanthus - Asian Golden Weaver - Burma to Java
Ploceus superciliosus - Compact Weaver - W, C Africa
Ploceus benghalensis - Black-breasted Weaver - Pakistan to SC China
Ploceus manyar - Streaked Weaver - Widespread Asia
Ploceus philippinus - Baya Weaver - Widespread Asia
Ploceus megarhynchus - Finn's Weaver - N India, Nepal, S Bhutan
Ploceus bicolor - Dark-backed Weaver - Widespread Africa
Ploceus preussi - Preuss's Weaver - W, C Africa
Ploceus dorsomaculatus - Yellow-capped Weaver - WC Africa
Ploceus olivaceiceps - Olive-headed Weaver - SE Africa
Ploceus nicolli - Usambara Weaver - Tanzania
Ploceus insignis - Brown-capped Weaver - C Africa
Ploceus angolensis - Bar-winged Weaver - SC Africa
Ploceus sanctithomae - Sao Tome Weaver - São Tomé Africa
Ploceus flavipes - Yellow-legged Weaver - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Malimbus coronatus - Red-crowned Malimbe - WC Africa
Malimbus cassini - Cassin's Malimbe - WC Africa
Malimbus racheliae - Rachel's Malimbe - WC Africa
Malimbus ballmanni - Gola Malimbe - W Africa
Malimbus scutatus - Red-vented Malimbe - W Africa
Malimbus ibadanensis - Ibadan Malimbe - Nigeria
Malimbus nitens - Blue-billed Malimbe - W, C Africa
Malimbus rubricollis - Red-headed Malimbe - W, C Africa
Malimbus erythrogaster - Red-bellied Malimbe - C Africa
Malimbus malimbicus - Crested Malimbe - W, C Africa

Anaplectes melanotis - Red-headed Weaver - Widespread Africa

Quelea cardinalis - Cardinal Quelea - E, EC Africa
Quelea erythrops - Red-headed Quelea - Widespread Africa
Quelea quelea - Red-billed Quelea - Widespread Africa

Foudia madagascariensis - Red Fody - Madagascar region
Foudia eminentissima - Comoros Fody - Comoros
Foudia aldabrana - Aldabra Fody - Aldabra Island
Foudia omissa - Forest Fody - Madagascar
Foudia rubra - Mauritius Fody - Mauritius
Foudia sechellarum - Seychelles Fody - Seychelles islands
Foudia flavicans - Rodrigues Fody - Rodrigues Island

Brachycope anomala - Bob-tailed Weaver - WC Africa

Euplectes afer - Yellow-crowned Bishop - W, C, E, S Africa
Euplectes diadematus - Fire-fronted Bishop - E Africa
Euplectes gierowii - Black Bishop - EC, E, SE Africa
Euplectes nigroventris - Zanzibar Red Bishop - SE Africa
Euplectes hordeaceus - Black-winged Red Bishop - W, C, E, SE Africa
Euplectes orix - Southern Red Bishop - E, SE, S Africa
Euplectes franciscanus - Northern Red Bishop - W, C, E Africa
Euplectes aureus - Golden-backed Bishop - Angola, São Tomé Africa
Euplectes capensis - Yellow Bishop - C, E, S Africa
Euplectes axillaris - Fan-tailed Widowbird - C, E, SE Africa
Euplectes macroura - Yellow-mantled Widowbird - W, C, E, SE Africa
Euplectes hartlaubi - Marsh Widowbird - C Africa
Euplectes psammocromius - Montane Widowbird - EC Africa
Euplectes albonotatus - White-winged Widowbird - WC, E, SC Africa
Euplectes ardens - Red-collared Widowbird - W, C, E, S Africa
Euplectes progne - Long-tailed Widowbird - E, SC Africa
Euplectes jacksoni - Jackson's Widowbird - E Africa