Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Photo © Sameer Shaik
Photo © Sameer Shaik — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist photo #549975603ABOUT
Subspecies of Spectacled Weaver
Southern Spectacled WeaverEast African Spectacled WeaverWestern Spectacled Weaver
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. == Gallery ==
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Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Kanyashogi·Uganda
+603 birds+26 mammals
5,0 (1)
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Lake Mburo National Park
Uganda
+505 birds+24 mammals
5,0 (1)
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Mabamba Swamp
Memere·Uganda
+464 birds+2 mammals
5,0 (1)
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Murchison Falls National Park
Uganda
+608 birds+33 mammals
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Queen Elizabeth National Park
Uganda
+672 birds+30 mammals
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Aberdare National Park
Mweiga ward·Kenya
+394 birds+30 mammals
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Abijata-Shalla Lakes National Park
Ethiopia
+438 birds+7 mammals
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Addo Elephant National Park
Sundays River Valley Local Municipality·South Africa
+388 birds+55 mammals
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Amboseli National Park
Etonet/Lenkism ward·Kenya
+501 birds+43 mammals
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