What does the Cape Weaver eat?

The Cape Weaver's diet shapes where and when you'll find it. Understanding what it eats helps you predict where to look.

Diet overview

Primarily granivorous, feeding on seeds of grasses and cultivated crops, supplemented with insects (e.g., caterpillars, beetles, termites) during breeding season to feed young. They also consume nectar from flowers.

How it forages

Forages mainly on the ground in open areas, often in flocks. They glean seeds from grasses and agricultural fields, and also hawk flying insects or gather them from foliage. Also known to feed on nectar by probing flowers.

When it feeds

Diurnal, active from dawn to dusk.

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