Ploceus nelicourvi; Print; The nelicourvi weaver (Ploceus nelicourvi) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Together with its closest relative; the sakalava weaver; it is sometimes placed in a separate genus Nelicurvius. A slender; sparrow-like bird; it is 15 cm (5.9 in) long and weighing 20-28 g (0.71-0.99 oz). Breeding males have a black bill and head; brown eyes; yellow collar; grey belly; chestnut-brown lower tail coverts; olive back; and blackish flight feathers edged greenish. Non-breeding males have mottled grey and green heads. In the breeding female the front of the head is yellow and the back olive green; with a broad yellow eyebrow. It builds solitary; roofed; retort-shaped nests; hanging by a rope from a branch; vine or bamboo stem; in an open space. It primarily feeds on insects; looking on its own or in very small groups; often together with long-billed bernieria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland and mountain forests. The conservation status of Nelicourvi weaver is least concern according to the IUCN Red List.; with nest