The village weaver bird (Ploceus cucullatus) is native to Sub-Saharan Africa and has a huge distribution there and enormous population. It has also been introduced to other places. It is classed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is very adaptable to different environments such as savannah, human modified landscapes, woodlands and wetlands. They nest in trees and can occur in the hundreds in one tree. The males weave elaborate nests in the trees using grass and leaves which is ball shaped and has a bottom entrance. Females make decisions on which nests to lay their eggs in. The male then makes a new nest for another female. They are very sociable and indicate to each other food sources. Females have a defence mechanism against cuckoos whereby they lay different spotted eggs of their own so that they can then discern cuckoo eggs and evict them from the nest. This species is omnivorous and will eat grains, fruits and insects and needs all these to maintain body condition.
The village weaver bird (Ploceus cucullatus) is native to Sub-Saharan Africa and has a huge distribution there and enormous population. It has also been introduced to other places. It is classed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is very adaptable to different environments such as savannah, human modified landscapes, woodlands and wetlands. They nest in trees and can occur in the hundreds in one tree. The males weave elaborate nests in the trees using grass and leaves which is ball shaped and has a bottom entrance. Females make decisions on which nests to lay their eggs in. The male then makes a new nest for another female. They are very sociable and indicate to each other food sources. Females have a defence mechanism against cuckoos whereby they lay different spotted eggs of their own so that they can then discern cuckoo eggs and evict them from the nest. This species is omnivorous and will eat grains, fruits and insects and needs all these to maintain body condition.
The village weaver bird (Ploceus cucullatus) is native to Sub-Saharan Africa and has a huge distribution there and enormous population. It has also been introduced to other places. It is classed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is very adaptable to different environments such as savannah, human modified landscapes, woodlands and wetlands. They nest in trees and can occur in the hundreds in one tree. The males weave elaborate nests in the trees using grass and leaves which is ball shaped and has a bottom entrance. Females make decisions on which nests to lay their eggs in. The male then makes a new nest for another female. They are very sociable and indicate to each other food sources. Females have a defence mechanism against cuckoos whereby they lay different spotted eggs of their own so that they can then discern cuckoo eggs and evict them from the nest. This species is omnivorous and will eat grains, fruits and insects and needs all these to maintain body condition.
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