African Golden Weaver

Ploceus subaureus

African Golden Weaver, Ploceus subaureus, photo © by Michael Plagens.

Photographed at Bamburi Gardens near Mombasa, Kenya. January 2012.

African Golden Weaver, Ploceus subaureus, photo © by Michael Plagens.

Other common names applied to this bird are Yellow Weaver and Eastern Golden Weaver. In coastal marshy areas and adjacent to ponds these brilliant birds will frequently be found assembling their nests by intricately weaving strands of grass and/or palm leaf strips into hanging nests. The eyes are deep red in color.

Ploceidae -- Weavers and Bishops Family

Books:

  • Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania by Zimmerman et al.
  • Birds of East Africa by Stevenson and Fanshawe

More Information:


Kenya Natural History

Copyright Michael J. Plagens, page created 4 March 2012,
updated 8 Sept. 2015