Vieillot’s Black Weaver

The Vieillot’s black weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. The Ploceidae, or weavers, are small passerine birds related to the finches. Distribution: The Vieillot’s black weaver is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi,Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon,Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. Information on weavers:  These are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills. The weaver group is divided into the buffalo, sparrow, typical, and widow weavers. The males of many species are brightly colored, usually, in red or yellow and black, some species show variation in color only in the breeding season. Weaver birds, also known as weaver finches, get their name because of their elaborately woven nests (the most elaborat