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Southern masked weaver
Ploceus velatus
Weavers
(Ploceidae)
Striking with its bright yellow body.
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Light yellow up to light brown. ♂ is red-eyed and will become brightly yellow, olive-brown wings with a black head in the mating season. ♀remains light yellow. ♂ tightly weaves multiple round shaped nests each season. The nests are built in colonies for multiple females often over water and sometimes in suburban areas. ♀ chooses the nest. ⇔ l. 14-15 cm
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15-40 cm
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Woven closed
0 LookAlikes (LA):
Southern masked weaver
Maskerwever
Maskenweber
Tisserin à tête rousse
Tessitore velato
Tejedor enmascarado
Tecelão de mascarilla
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