#ploceus capensis

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Nester des Kapwebers, Ploceus capensis | Die Vögel (1913) | Alfred Edmund Brehm (1829-1884) | Biodiversity Heritage Library

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April 17, 2017 - Cape Weaver (Ploceus capensis)

These weavers are endemic to South Africa, as well as west Swaziland and Lesotho. Their diet includes a wide variety of seeds, grains, nectar, pollen, and insects. They are often seen in small flocks foraging in trees or on the ground. During the breeding season, males defend a small territory in which they build several woven hanging nests. They display while hanging from the bottom of the nests to attract females. Once a female has laid her eggs in a nest the male will attempt to attract another female to one of his other nests. Females incubate the eggs and feed the chicks alone.

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Cape Weaver

(Ploceus capensis)

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