08/12/2016
Red-headed weaver!
Nest site: Sited 1.5-15 m above ground near branch tip and with cover of leaves above, or sometimes attached to veranda or telephone line, or on pylon, or even inside building; nests near homesteads used in successive season
Nest building: Nest built by male
Colony size: Usually colonial, with up to nine nests together, rarely up to 40
Clutch size: 2-4 eggs, usually 3
Egg color: pale blue, often darker at thick end
Egg size: Average size of 60 eggs 20.4 x 14 mm (South Africa)
Incubation: Incubation mainly or solely by female, period 12-13 days
Chicks and nestling period: chicks fed by both sexes, nestling period 12 days (Malawi), in captivity 17 days
