This species is out of my comfort zone! I have read on another thread that the WMZ has two forms of Village Weaver, but this looks nothing like the "usual" one. Is anyone able to identify it please?
This species is out of my comfort zone! I have read on another thread that the WMZ has two forms of Village Weaver, but this looks nothing like the "usual" one. Is anyone able to identify it please?
This species is out of my comfort zone! I have read on another thread that the WMZ has two forms of Village Weaver, but this looks nothing like the "usual" one. Is anyone able to identify it please?
I don`t think this is a weaver at all. The body shape and beak size are not that of a weaver I am sure. It reminds me of a Saffron Finch but without checking I don`t know.
Saffron Finch was also my first thought, and my second but thats prob. because it is a Saffron Finch. On species-level I have to look in some of my books.
I actually didn't like Saffron Finches when I was young ( and regulary avaible ) because they looked ( for me ) to much like canaries and I didn't liked canaries.
Nowaday they are hardly avaible and would love to have a little aviary with some Saffron Finches in it.......
Thanks all! I did think it had a funny beak and general look for a weaver, but presumed it must be one as it was in the African Aviary and I had read, as I said above (where I forgot to edit my quote!), the zoo had two forms of Village Weaver. Very foolish me!! I shall stick to parrots in future.
