The Water & Woodland Loving Bishops And Weavers Of South Africa

All About Weavers And Bishops

For most South African bird-loving people the talk about Weavers and Bishops is common and it is about the yellow and red birds that inhabit the South African wetlands and rivers. About 80% of this talk is right. Most Weavers and Bishops live close to wetlands and rivers and are shades of red and yellow, but there are a few Weavers that are not yellow and there are 2 Bishops that are not red and some of these species do not need to live close to water. The following is a bird list of the South African Weavers and Bishops as well as their allies:

1. Red-Billed Buffalo-Weaver

2. White-Browed Sparrow-Weaver

3. Thick-Billed Weaver

4. Dark-Backed (Forest) Weaver

5. Sociable Weaver

6. Village (Spottedbacked) Weaver

7. Southern Masked Weaver

8. Lesser Masked Weaver

9. Spectacled Weaver

10. Red-Headed Weaver

11. Cape Weaver

12. Southern Brown-Throated Weaver

13. Golden Weaver

14. Yellow Weaver

15. Southern Red Bishop

16. Yellow-Crowned (Golden) Bishop

17. Yellow Bishop

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