Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis
Spectacled Weaver, Lake Awassa, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image

Lake Awassa, Ethiopia
January 2016

The Spectacled Weaver is distributed from Ethiopia to South Africa and westward to Nigeria. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. It is found in a variety of habitats mainly between 1,200 and 1,900 metres.

Spectacled Weaver, Lake Awassa, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image It is distinguished by the black line through the eyes which are pale yellow and, in the case of the male - shown here -, the black stripe down the throat. This is missing in the female.

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