
Sociable Weaver
Dry acacia woodland. Scaled light grey-brown above; cap light brown; lores and chin black; rest of underparts white.

Dry acacia woodland. Scaled light grey-brown above; cap light brown; lores and chin black; rest of underparts white.

Grasslands and Karoo scrub. Dark brown above with rufous-edged wing feathers and pale chestnut rump; off-white below with dusky breast.

Rocky uplands. Grey head, mantle and breast; lower breast to vent rufous.

Dry scrub veld. Rufous mask and ear coverts; black breast-band on white underparts; erect tail.

Grassy hills. Legs dull yellow. Above dark brown, blotched black and streaked white; ear coverts and lateral neck rufous; throat white; upper breast mottled black and white; underparts pale rufous streaked red-brown.

Dense scrub. Pink face, breast and rump with cinnamon wings and back; belly and vent black with white spots.

Karoo, roadsides. Very dark brown with white underbelly and vent; eyes whitish; gape orange.

Fynbos. Head, mantle and throat green; upper breast has purple breast-band; underparts orange.

Dry grasslands. Legs dull yellow. Above dark grey-brown, mottled black with white streaks; head rufous, black and white; throat white; below rufous (paler in west) spotted and dappled red-brown.

Arid woodland and gardens. Only throat and vent yellow with flanks washed cinnamon yellow plumage.
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