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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rasmus Boegh" data-source="post: 1087302" data-attributes="member: 1146">Unfortunately, the link doesn't work. Regardless, I do feel pretty sure about this ID. It is clearly a Ploceus weaver and none of the Asian species in this genus are even superficially similar. That leaves the African species, of which most easily are excluded because they extensive black to the head and/or conspicious pale yellow/white eyes. Of the remaining, only one, the Taveta Golden Weaver, shows the pattern of orange shown by the bird discussed in this thead, with a the orange from the crown extending down behind the eyes over the auriculars, causing some contrast with the yellowish face (something that, btw, is one of the main features for separating it from the Golden Palm, where the face is tinged orange). It's been years since I've seen this species, but as far as I can see neither illustrations in a wide range of field guides nor numerous photos available via a google search suggest anything unusual about the individual on the photos in post #1.</blockquote>