Alan set today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme as #ABCD. I felt like overachieving, so here’s an #AmericanAvocet party, a #BrahminyKite on the move, a #CapeWeaver having a snack, and a #ForkTailedDrongo striking a pose. #birds #travel #SriLanka #SouthAfrica #WildlifePhotography #ECK
September 9, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Alan set today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme as #ABCD. I felt like overachieving, so here’s an #AmericanAvocet party, a #BrahminyKite on the move, a #CapeWeaver having a snack, and a #ForkTailedDrongo striking a pose. #birds #travel #SriLanka #SouthAfrica #WildlifePhotography #ECK
October 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Alan chose #HiddenInPlainSight for the #BirdOfTheDay theme. Here we have a #CapeWeaver making a valiant effort, but it’s pretty hard to hide when you are bright yellow. #travel #SouthAfrica #Knysna #birds #WildlifePhotography #ECK
June 2, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Alan chose #HiddenInPlainSight for the #BirdOfTheDay theme. Here we have a #CapeWeaver making a valiant effort, but it’s pretty hard to hide when you are bright yellow. #travel #SouthAfrica #Knysna #birds #WildlifePhotography #ECK
Een Kaapse Wever man aan het werk, Swaziland, 10 februari 2014 (archieffoto) #capeweaver #ploceuscapensis #eSwatini #birds #zuidelijkafrika
September 7, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Een Kaapse Wever man aan het werk, Swaziland, 10 februari 2014 (archieffoto) #capeweaver #ploceuscapensis #eSwatini #birds #zuidelijkafrika
Male #CapeWeaver (Ploceus capensis) portrait. Grahamstown/Makhanda, South Africa, 10 September 2025.
#birds #SouthAfrica
Photo by Harold Gess
#birds #SouthAfrica
Photo by Harold Gess
September 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Male #CapeWeaver (Ploceus capensis) portrait. Grahamstown/Makhanda, South Africa, 10 September 2025.
#birds #SouthAfrica
Photo by Harold Gess
#birds #SouthAfrica
Photo by Harold Gess
🌍 Cape weaver (Ploceus capensis) #Africanbirds | #CapeWeaver #Weaverbirds #Weavers #PerchingBirds | #birds🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds
![📷: Cape weaver (Ploceus capensis) by RosZie via Pixabay 2022
The Cape weaver (Ploceus capensisis) a small, stocky bird found throughout the greater part of southern Africa. The males [pictured] have bright yellow plumage with an orange-brown nape and crown, while the females are duller in colour with streaked brown and yellow feathers. Both sexes have a distinctive conical bill that is used to weave elaborate nests, which can be seen hanging from trees and shrubs. Cape weavers are social birds and are often found in flocks.
Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Distribution: Endemic to South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini.
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family: Ploceidae (Weaverbirds and Bishops)
Genus: Ploceus
Species: P. capensisis
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September 5, 2024 at 1:48 PM
🌍 Cape weaver (Ploceus capensis) #Africanbirds | #CapeWeaver #Weaverbirds #Weavers #PerchingBirds | #birds🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds
#CapeWeaver enjoying the sweet nectar of the Erythrina flowers.
Grahamstown, #SouthAfrica #birds
Photo by Lynette Rudman
Grahamstown, #SouthAfrica #birds
Photo by Lynette Rudman
September 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM
#CapeWeaver enjoying the sweet nectar of the Erythrina flowers.
Grahamstown, #SouthAfrica #birds
Photo by Lynette Rudman
Grahamstown, #SouthAfrica #birds
Photo by Lynette Rudman