Spectacled Weaver

Ploceus ocularis - Tisserin à lunettes

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Plocéidés
Genus
:
Ploceus
Species
:
ocularis

Descriptor

Smith, A, 1828

Biometrics

Size
: 17 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 22 à 32 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Spectacled Weaver (Ploceus ocularis) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Ploceus ocularis ocularis (extreme s Mozambique and ne, e South Africa)
Ploceus ocularis crocatus (se Nigeria and Cameroon to sw Ethiopia, w Kenya, nw Tanzania, Angola, n Namibia and nw Botswana)
Ploceus ocularis suahelicus (e Kenya to Mozambique)

Foreign names

Tisserin à lunettes,
Tejedor de anteojos,
Tecelão-de-lunetas,
Brillenweber,
pápaszemes szövőmadár,
Brilwever,
Tessitore dagli occhiali,
Glasögonvävare,
Brillevever,
pletiarka okuliarnatá,
snovač brýlový,
Brillevæver,
vaaleasilmäkutoja,
Brilwewer,
teixidor d'antifaç,
wikłacz okularowy,
Очковый ткач,
ノドグロキンイロハタオリ,
眼斑织巢鸟,
眼斑織布鳥,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens