Sometimes, the names of animals are just random and don’t tell a buch about the birds, but this birds name describes it pretty well. The African masked weaver lives in Southern Africa, hence the name. They are quite adaptable birds so they have a large range of habitats they live in. Dry grassy area, savanas, woodlands, and also dry areas are some of the places they can be found in.
This bird is a bright shade of warm yellow, the wongs have balck lines and spots, and the black feathers surrounding its face look similar to a mask. It’s a relatively small bird around half a foot or 10-15 centimeters. The bird’s diet contains seeds, nectar, and insects. They can either be looking for food by itself, but also sometimes with other insect eating birds. African masked weavers are susceptible to predators like larger birds of prey like hawks, crows, and snakes. The larger birds of prey like to kill the adults  and snakes often steal eggs from the nest.
The african masked weaver is known for being able to weave complex nests. The nests are made out of grass blades, they are then woven tightly into basket like nests that hang from tree branches. On average it takes the bird about half a day on average to build the nest. These nests are usually abandoned when the babies are grown up. An interesting thing about these nests is that some have been found to be close to 100 years old and not broken.
For wild suzhou i’m palmtree and thank you for listening.