orange weavers

pushtoowala · Post by **pushtoowala** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:02 am

I have a new orange weaver. I am not sure if it is malt or female. It has an orange neck area and its belly is black but with white spots and areas on it. I want to learn some more about this bird. What if I wanted to breed it and what If I keep it alone in a separte cage from my other finches?

tammieb · Post by **tammieb** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:17 am

Have you done a Google search for this species?

Here's the info on Orange Weavers located on The Finch Information Center...
http://www.finchinfo.com/birds/finches/ ... weaver.php

Boothcreek · Post by **Boothcreek** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 8:43 pm

Sounds like a male half-way in eclipse molt.

Once a year they molt into a plummage that resembles the females(whitish belly, brown head and back) for a month or two I think, dunno how long it will take. My male looks totally splotchy right now, female coloured head, orange neck, black and white splotched chest and belly and brown wings and tail. Very ugly compared to his colourful plummage(see avatar pic). He has been working on this molt for about nearly 2 months. I hope he changes back soon, I would like to breed them.

I am not sure if the Orange Weaver is the same with breeding requirements like my Black-winged Red Bishop Weavers. The black-winged are harem breeders(1 male to 5 or more females), very territorial towards any other finches that resemble another male Weaver and the fights usually are deadly. As far as my research takes me the Orange Weavers just the same in that way.

I think the Orange Weaver, unlike my black-winged, nest in tree branches high off the ground.