Normally refer weavers, weaverbirds, weaver finches and bishops. These names come from the nests of intricately woven vegetation created by birds in this family.

大小似麻雀，嘴强健；第1枚飞羽较长，超过大覆羽；雄鸟一年有两种羽色，非繁殖季节雄鸟羽色似雌鸟。雄性成鸟黑色的羽毛上点缀着鲜艳的红色、橙色或者黄色。有几种雄性织布鸟在繁殖季节过后会退去色彩鲜艳的羽毛，变得像雌鸟一样很不显眼。典型的织布鸟雄性羽毛呈黑色和黄色。雌性不那么显眼，呈淡黄色或褐色，有些像麻雀。

1. Baya Weaver, 黄胸织雀, 黃胸織布鳥, Ploceus philippinus, キムネコウヨウジャク, Burung Tempua

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101. Long-tailed Widowbird, 长尾巧织雀, 長尾寡婦鳥, Euplectes progne, コクホウジャク

102. Southern Red Bishop, 红寡妇鸟, 紅寡婦鳥, Euplectes orix, オオキンランチョウ

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1. Baya Weaver, 黄胸织雀, 黃胸織布鳥, Ploceus philippinus, キムネコウヨウジャク, Burung Tempua

non native male with bright yellow head

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– the male having bright yellow head, female dull overall dull brown. Normally moving in group with munia

– 公鸟，头部黄。母鸟全浅棕色。通常是群体活动。

 

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– pretty common at open grassland and paddy field. male with bright yellow crown.
– another hot day at Paddy field and all of sudden, saw this bird carrying a long leaf flying toward us.

– 这鸟向着我们飞来。还咬着长草。

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101. Long-tailed Widowbird, 长尾巧织雀, 長尾寡婦鳥, Euplectes progne, コクホウジャク

Large dark widowbird. Breeding males, with massive tails and red and white highlights on their broad black wings, are unmistakable. Non-breeding males lose their long tails and become streaky and brown but keep the distinctive wing pattern. Females are brown and streaky year-round. Breeds in moist grassland but sometimes found in cultivation and other open habitats. Usually in flocks, especially when not breeding. Males give a very slow display flight in which the huge tail hangs down. Song is a sizzling trill. Females could be confused with many other species but even during the non-breeding season usually associate with males, which show a distinctive wing pattern. [EBird]

 

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A fairly common bird in South Africa, often seen gracefully flying around with its stunning long tail, offering us an incredible view.

在南非，这是一种相当常见的鸟，常常可以看到它优雅地飞翔，拖着令人惊叹的长尾，为我们呈现出绝美的景象。

 

102. Southern Red Bishop, 红寡妇鸟, 紅寡婦鳥, Euplectes orix, オオキンランチョウ

A small, dumpy sparrow-like weaver. The breeding male is a mix of velvety vermilion and black; the narrow black forecrown is diagnostic. The female and non-breeding male are nondescript, with a short tail and strong buff eyebrow, and are difficult to tell apart from other bishops. Pairs and small flocks are always close to water when breeding, and mixed-species colonies occur in reedbeds and swampy grassland, but they disperse into adjacent scrub in the non-breeding season, often in flocks. The song is an extended fizzling sizzle. Breeding males of other red bishop species either have no black forehead, or have a much more extensive black crown. [Ebird]

一种小巧、圆胖的类似麻雀的织布鸟。繁殖期的雄性呈现出天鹅绒般的朱红色和黑色相间的羽毛；狭窄的黑色前额是其显著特征。雌性和非繁殖期的雄性则较为普通，具有短尾和明显的浅黄色眉纹，很难与其他主教鸟区分开来。繁殖期间，成对或小群织布鸟总是靠近水源，芦苇丛和沼泽草地中会出现混合物种的群体，但在非繁殖季节，它们会分散到附近的灌木丛中，通常成群结队。其鸣叫声是一种延长的嘶嘶声。其他红色主教鸟的繁殖期雄性要么没有黑色前额，要么黑色冠部范围更大。

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One of the most common birds we encountered during our South Africa trip, yet its vibrant bright red plumage made it impossible not to admire. It became the joke of the trip when someone yelled for the car to stop, shouting, “RED Kingfisher!” From then on, everyone jokingly referred to this bird as a Kingfisher for the rest of the journey.

这是我们南非之旅中最常见的鸟类之一，然而它那鲜艳的亮红色羽毛让人无法不为之赞叹。当有人大喊停车，惊呼“红色的翠鸟！”时，它成了我们旅途中的笑料。从那以后，大家在旅途中都开玩笑地把这种鸟称为“翠鸟”。