| Spectacled weaver | |
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| Male in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
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| Female in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Ploceus |
| Species: | P. ocularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ploceus ocularis Smith, 1839 | |
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.
Female in Durban, South Africa (yellow throat) 
Suspended nest with long entrance spout
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References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Ploceus ocularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- Craig 2010. Family Ploceidae. pp. 74–197 in: del Hoyo, Elliott and Christie, eds. 2010. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 15. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
External links
- Spectacled weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch.
- Spectacled weaver - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
- Image at ADW