Sociable weaver
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The sociable weaver is a species of bird in the weaver family, endemic to Southern Africa. It is the only species in its genus Philetairus. It is found in South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana, but its
Sociable weaver
An adult and juvenile in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
The nesting colonies of the sociable weaver are amongst the largest bird-created structures.
Camel thorn with Sociable weavers' nests.
Pygmy falcon
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The African pygmy falcon —or simply pygmy falcon—is a diminutive raptor native to eastern and southern Africa. It is the sole species in its monotypic genus, Polihierax. The pygmy falcon is the smalle
Sociable weaver
…Although most birds use sociable weaver nests commensally, cases of predation upon nestlings and animosity with the weavers has been reported of the pygmy falcon in some sites in Kimberley. Reptile species also use the nests. Snakes, especially Cape cobras and boomslangs, are the most common nest predators, often…
Polihierax semitorquatus Buffalo Springs National Park, Kenya 8
Polihierax semitorquatus
The male bird to the upper left has its face turned away, showing its white false "eye spots".
Illustration of male and female.