Unmistakable sparrow-like seed-eater, related to weavers. You cannot miss them in the field, usually near reedbeds and rivers, where they weave their nests.
Sexually dimorphic, that is the males are black and bright red in breeding season, while the females and non-breeding males have cream-colored eyebrows, with bottom parts heavily striped. I took these pictures in Addo Elephant National Park.
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