Iconic Birds
Least Concern
Quick Facts
Mass0.0296 kg
Facts sourced from Wikidata (CC0).
The spectacled weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found widely in woodland, forest edge and gardens of central, eastern and south-eastern Africa, but is absent from the most arid regions and dense, 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.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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