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Spectacled weaver

Spectacled weaver
Male P. o. ocularis
Mpumalanga, South Africa
Female in Durban, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Ploceus
Species:
P. ocularis
Binomial name
Ploceus ocularis
Smith, 1828

The spectacled weaver (Ploceus ocularis) 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 (such as the Karoo) 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.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ploceus ocularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718787A94596435. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718787A94596435.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.