Weaver



The Ploceidae, or weavers, are small passerine birds related to the finches.

Species list

 * Genus Bubalornis
 * White-billed Buffalo Weaver, Bubalornis albirostris
 * Red-billed Buffalo Weaver, Bubalornis niger


 * Genus Dinemellia
 * White-headed Buffalo Weaver, Dinemellia dinemelli


 * Genus Sporopipes
 * Speckle-fronted Weaver, Sporopipes frontalis
 * Scaly-feathered Weaver, Sporopipes squamifrons


 * Genus Plocepasser
 * White-browed Sparrow-Weaver, Plocepasser mahali
 * Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver, Plocepasser superciliosus
 * Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver, Plocepasser rufoscapulatus
 * Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-Weaver, Plocepasser donaldsoni


 * Genus Histurgops
 * Rufous-tailed Weaver, Histurgops ruficauda


 * Genus Pseudonigrita
 * Grey-capped Social Weaver, Pseudonigrita arnaudi
 * Black-capped Social Weaver, Pseudonigrita cabanisi


 * Genus Philetairus
 * Sociable Weaver, Philetairus socius


 * Genus Ploceus (c.60 species)


 * Genus Pachyphantes
 * Compact Weaver, Pachyphantes superciliosus


 * Genus Malimbus
 * Red-crowned Malimbe, Malimbus coronatus
 * Cassin's Malimbe, Malimbus cassini
 * Gola Malimbe, Malimbus ballmanni
 * Rachel's Malimbe, Malimbus racheliae
 * Red-vented Malimbe, Malimbus scutatus
 * Ibadan Malimbe, Malimbus ibadanensis
 * Red-bellied Malimbe, Malimbus erythrogaster
 * Blue-billed Malimbe, Malimbus nitens
 * Crested Malimbe, Malimbus malimbicus
 * Red-headed Malimbe, Malimbus rubricollis


 * Genus Anaplectes
 * Red-headed Weaver, Anaplectes rubriceps


 * Genus Brachycope
 * Bob-tailed Weaver, Brachycope anomala


 * Genus Quelea
 * Cardinal Quelea, Quelea cardinalis
 * Red-headed Quelea, Quelea erythrops
 * Red-billed Quelea, Quelea quelea


 * Genus Foudia
 * Red Fody, Foudia madagascariensis
 * Red-headed Fody (or Comoro Fody for if species is split), Foudia eminentissima
 * Aldabra Fody, Foudia (eminentissima) aldabrana
 * Comoros Fody, Foudia eminentissima
 * Forest Fody, Foudia omissa
 * Mauritius Fody, Foudia rubra
 * Seychelles Fody, Foudia sechellarum
 * Rodrigues Fody, Foudia flavicans


 * Genus Euplectes
 * Yellow-crowned Bishop, Euplectes afer
 * Fire-fronted Bishop, Euplectes diadematus
 * Black Bishop, Euplectes gierowii
 * Black-winged Red Bishop, Euplectes hordeaceus
 * Northern Red Bishop or Orange Bishop, Euplectes franciscanus
 * Southern Red Bishop or Red Bishop, Euplectes orix
 * Zanzibar Red Bishop, Euplectes nigroventris
 * Golden-backed Bishop, Euplectes aureus
 * Yellow Bishop, Euplectes capensis
 * Fan-tailed Widowbird, Euplectes axillaris
 * Yellow-mantled Widowbird, Euplectes macroura
 * White-winged Widowbird, Euplectes albonotatus
 * Red-collared Widowbird, Euplectes ardens
 * Marsh Widowbird, Euplectes hartlaubi
 * Montane Widowbird, Euplectes psammacromius
 * Long-tailed Widowbird, Euplectes progne
 * Jackson's Widowbird, Euplectes jacksoni


 * Genus Anomalospiza
 * Cuckoo Finch or Parasitic Weaver, Anomalospiza imberbis - probably belongs in Viduidae


 * Genus Amblyospiza
 * Thick-billed Weaver, Amblyospiza albifrons