
Dark-backed Weaver
Forests. Dark brown above; yellow below; throat speckled, bill pale grey.

Forests. Dark brown above; yellow below; throat speckled, bill pale grey.

Woodland and gardens. Tufted head, eyes, bill and legs black; upperparts dark brown; below dusky white; vent yellow.

Forests. Large eagle; dark brown above; heavily mottled dark below; underwings with orange-brown coverts, dark trailing edge and barred tail.

Inland water shorelines. Upperparts and breast-band dark brown; below white extending around the folded wing; white upper tail barred brown.

Wetlands. Dark brown above; buff throat edged black; buff breast; white belly and rump; underwings show red-brown.

Open country. Plumage variable, dark brown to red-brown; darkest above; streaked and banded below.

Upper tail black; rest of upperparts dark brown, except for cinnamon forehead; breast, flanks and rump cinnamon; throat pale with dark barring.

Kalahari and Karoo. Grey-brown above; wing feather edges paler; below whitish with a brown wash to the breast and belly; soft parts black.

Fynbos. Large, dark francolin; dark brown above with feathers edged pale buff; black below; feathers streaked white; legs reddish.

Cape mountain slopes. Dark brown above with streaky crown; dull yellow below; female has streaky breast.
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