Weavers (Ploceidae)
African Golden Weaver (Ploceus subaureus) - HBW 15, p. 161
French: Tisserin jaune
German: Goldweber
Spanish: Tejedor Dorado Africano
Other common names: (African) Yellow Weaver, (Eastern) Golden Weaver
Taxonomy: Ploceus subaureus A. Smith, 1839, Algoa Bay, South Africa.
Formerly thought to form a superspecies with P. xanthops, but the two differ in breeding behaviour and ecology, and ranges overlap. Proposed race tongensis (described from S Mozambique) synonymized with nominate. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- aureoflavus A. Smith, 1839 - SE Kenya (S from R Tana), coastal Tanzania (including Pemba I and Zanzibar), E Malawi and N Mozambique.
- subaureus A. Smith, 1839 - C & S Mozambique S along coast to extreme E Swaziland and SE South Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male perched in the reeds, eventually flying away. Locality West Usambara, Usambara Mountains, Tanzania (ssp aureoflavus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 19 February 2012 38 weeks ago 30 sec 4.7 -
A female building it's nest. Locality West Usambara, Usambara Mountains, Tanzania (ssp aureoflavus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 19 February 2012 38 weeks ago 22 sec 4.7 -
Males around a breeding colony, including one nest building Locality Makuzi Beach, Chintheche, Northern Region, Malawi (ssp aureoflavus)
Greg Baker 1 November 2005 24 weeks ago 39 sec 4.5 -
A male perched and briefly calling Locality Makuzi Beach, Chintheche, Northern Region, Malawi (ssp aureoflavus)
Greg Baker 31 October 2005 25 weeks ago 17 sec 3.5 -
A male building a nest Locality Hong Kong Zoo, Hong Kong
Josep del Hoyo 27 April 2002 6 years ago 26 sec 3.3
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building a nest
Locality Mkuze, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
Guy Poisson 5 November 2012 21 weeks ago 4.4 -
Known as Yellow Weaver on Clements and IOC lists
Locality Mkuze, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
Guy Poisson 4 November 2012 21 weeks ago 4 -
A male bird
Locality Haller Park (Bamburu Nature Trail), Mombasa, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Arti 25 September 2011 1 year ago 3.8 -
An adult male.
Locality Plzen Zoo, Plzen, Plzen Region, Czech Republic (ssp aureoflavus)
Tomasz Doroń 24 October 2011 19 weeks ago 3.7 -
An adult female
Locality Tsavo West National Park, Kenya
Marco Valentini 3 February 2012 1 year ago 3.6 -
A male at its breeding colony.
Locality St Lucia, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
Fran Trabalon 5 November 2008 3 years ago 3.5
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