Spectacled weaver
| Spectacled weaver | |
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| Male in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
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| Female in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Ploceus |
| Species: | P. ocularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ploceus ocularis Smith, 1828
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The spectacled weaver (Ploceus ocularis) is a
primary rainforest. This common species breeds in solitary pairs, and both sexes are bright yellow, have an olive
-yellow back, black "spectacles" and pale eyes. The male has a black throat.
Gallery
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Female in Durban, South Africa (yellow throat) -
Suspended nest with long entrance spout
References
- . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- Craig 2010. Family Ploceidae. pp. 74–197 in: del Hoyo, Elliott and Christie, eds. 2010. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 15. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
External links
- Spectacled weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch.
- Spectacled weaver - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
- Image at ADW
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