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Ploceidae

life science Maturity 5-7

These small birds are called weavers.

Weaver bird.jpg
Weaver bird.jpg
They make nests out of grass. The nests look like they were woven. Many of these birds are bright red or yellow.
Red-headed Weaver male RWD.jpg
Red-headed Weaver male RWD.jpg
They live in Africa and Asia. Can you find a nest?

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File:Red-billed Buffalo Weaver.jpg
Red-billed Buffalo Weaver.jpg
File:Dinemellia dinemelli.jpg
Dinemellia dinemelli.jpg
File:Plocepasser mahali -Baringo Lake, Kenya -male-8.jpg
Plocepasser mahali -Baringo Lake, Kenya...
File:Weaver bird.jpg
Weaver bird.jpg
File:Black-capped Social-Weaver - Samburu - Kenya S4E5139 (22836895922).jpg
Black-capped Social-Weaver - Samburu -...
File:Sociable weaver (Philetairus socius).jpg
Sociable weaver (Philetairus socius).jpg
File:Speckle-fronted Weaver RWD4.jpg
Speckle-fronted Weaver RWD4.jpg
File:Amblyospiza albifrons, w, vreet netel-dopvrugte, a, Skeerpoort.jpg
Amblyospiza albifrons, w, vreet...
File:Black-headed weaver (Ploceus cucullatus bohndorffi) male.jpg
Black-headed weaver (Ploceus cucullatus...
File:Compact Weaver - Kibale - Uganda 06 4363 (22432186368).jpg
Compact Weaver - Kibale - Uganda 06 4363...
File:Crested Malimbe - Kakum - Ghana S4E1412 (22229307983).jpg
Crested Malimbe - Kakum - Ghana S4E1412...
File:Quelea erythrops -South Africa -building nest-8.jpg
Quelea erythrops -South Africa -building...

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