10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 9, 2012
The IOC world birdlist recognizes 90 species that bear the name “weaver” or “malimbe” Not all of these are true weavers as we will discuss below. Weavers are truly magical birds, combining bright plumages with ingenious weaving talents and cheerful, noisy social lives.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 10, 2012
Well, the answer is that the moniker Red-headed Barbet was first given to the South American species that still bears and thus it had precedence to retain the name. Crested Barbet is an aptly named species of Southern and Central African woodlands. Image taken in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
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