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:

White Browed Sparrow Weaver
  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