A large thickset African weaver bird that is either all black or has a white head and red rump.
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Genera Bubalornis and Dinemellia, family Ploceidae: three species
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Most birds don't have penises, but the male red-billed buffalo weaver has evolved a false penis to give him an edge in dealing with the famously promiscuous females of his species.
Watch for the huge colonies of Weavers in the acacia trees, including buffalo weavers and white-headed weavers.
The weavers belong to a family whose scientific name is the Plocidae and which, besides the true weavers, includes the parasitic widow birds or whydahs, the sparrows and the buffalo weavers.
This type of bill is characteristic of the seedeaters; the buffalo weaver will, however, also eat insects and fruit.
Commonly seen birds are African skimmers, goshawks, red and yellow bishops, palm nut vultures and the white-headed buffalo weavers.