Lesser Masked Weaver

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Bird name: Lesser Masked Weaver
Latin: Ploceus intermedius
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Family: Ploceidae • Weavers

This probable Lesser Masked Weaver was seen at Lake Victoria in Tanzania.

The IDs of these yellow weavers should probably be treated with care - there are quite a number of possibles and significant variations in breeding, non-breeding, juvenile and female plumages.





Below, more probable Lesser Masked Weavers, seen near a waterfall near Kinshasa.