Weaver birds (family Ploceidae) are known for their intricate, woven nests, often made of grass and plant fibers, with some species building large, communal structures. Found in Africa and Asia, males build elaborate nests to attract females, who inspect and choose the best one.
July 6, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Weaver birds (family Ploceidae) are known for their intricate, woven nests, often made of grass and plant fibers, with some species building large, communal structures. Found in Africa and Asia, males build elaborate nests to attract females, who inspect and choose the best one.
- The long-tailed widowbird (Euplectes progne) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the weaver family Ploceidae, endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
- Photo courtesy of Ettienne Van Niekerk, South Africa.
- Photo courtesy of Ettienne Van Niekerk, South Africa.
April 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
- The long-tailed widowbird (Euplectes progne) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the weaver family Ploceidae, endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
- Photo courtesy of Ettienne Van Niekerk, South Africa.
- Photo courtesy of Ettienne Van Niekerk, South Africa.
📸 Vieillot's black weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus)
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November 12, 2024 at 1:53 PM
📸 Vieillot's black weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus)
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The village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in much of sub-Saharan Africa and has been introduced to some islands in the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean.
July 12, 2024 at 3:32 PM
The village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in much of sub-Saharan Africa and has been introduced to some islands in the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean.
The Mauritius fody (Foudia rubra) is a rare and endangered species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It is endemic to the southern Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, where it resides in several types of forest, including degraded areas, as well as plantations.
December 17, 2024 at 3:39 PM
The Mauritius fody (Foudia rubra) is a rare and endangered species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It is endemic to the southern Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, where it resides in several types of forest, including degraded areas, as well as plantations.
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Yes, in the case of the Ploceidae their nearest common ancestor lived around 18 million years ago, so they've had plenty of time to learn 😁
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ploceid...
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Ploceidae - Wikipedia
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January 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Yes, in the case of the Ploceidae their nearest common ancestor lived around 18 million years ago, so they've had plenty of time to learn 😁
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ploceid...
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Red-cowled Widowbird.
The red-cowled widowbird is a species of bird in the weaver family Ploceidae. They are found in grasslands and bush clearings in East Africa. They are known for their long tails and brilliant red badges, both acting as sexual ornaments.
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The red-cowled widowbird is a species of bird in the weaver family Ploceidae. They are found in grasslands and bush clearings in East Africa. They are known for their long tails and brilliant red badges, both acting as sexual ornaments.
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April 11, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Red-cowled Widowbird.
The red-cowled widowbird is a species of bird in the weaver family Ploceidae. They are found in grasslands and bush clearings in East Africa. They are known for their long tails and brilliant red badges, both acting as sexual ornaments.
📸: @kenyanbirder
The red-cowled widowbird is a species of bird in the weaver family Ploceidae. They are found in grasslands and bush clearings in East Africa. They are known for their long tails and brilliant red badges, both acting as sexual ornaments.
📸: @kenyanbirder
Village Weaver.
The village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus), also known as the spotted-backed weaver or black-headed weaver (the latter leading to easy confusion with P. melanocephalus), is a bird species in the family Ploceidae found in much of sub-Saharan Africa.
📸: @kenyanbirder
The village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus), also known as the spotted-backed weaver or black-headed weaver (the latter leading to easy confusion with P. melanocephalus), is a bird species in the family Ploceidae found in much of sub-Saharan Africa.
📸: @kenyanbirder
August 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Village Weaver.
The village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus), also known as the spotted-backed weaver or black-headed weaver (the latter leading to easy confusion with P. melanocephalus), is a bird species in the family Ploceidae found in much of sub-Saharan Africa.
📸: @kenyanbirder
The village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus), also known as the spotted-backed weaver or black-headed weaver (the latter leading to easy confusion with P. melanocephalus), is a bird species in the family Ploceidae found in much of sub-Saharan Africa.
📸: @kenyanbirder
Red-collared Widowbird.
The red-collared widowbird (Euplectes ardens) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
Red-collared widowbirds are found throughout Eastern and Southern Africa.
📸: @kenyanbirder
The red-collared widowbird (Euplectes ardens) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
Red-collared widowbirds are found throughout Eastern and Southern Africa.
📸: @kenyanbirder
December 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Red-collared Widowbird.
The red-collared widowbird (Euplectes ardens) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
Red-collared widowbirds are found throughout Eastern and Southern Africa.
📸: @kenyanbirder
The red-collared widowbird (Euplectes ardens) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
Red-collared widowbirds are found throughout Eastern and Southern Africa.
📸: @kenyanbirder
El tejedor de Vieillot pertenece a la familia Ploceidae propia de África central. Su nombre común conmemora a su descubridor, el ornitólogo francés Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot y fue descrito científicamente en 1819.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
El tejedor de Vieillot pertenece a la familia Ploceidae propia de África central. Su nombre común conmemora a su descubridor, el ornitólogo francés Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot y fue descrito científicamente en 1819.
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- The eastern golden weaver (Ploceus subaureus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
- Photo courtesy of Artur Bujanowicz, Kenya
- Photo courtesy of Artur Bujanowicz, Kenya
January 8, 2026 at 2:04 AM
- The eastern golden weaver (Ploceus subaureus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
- Photo courtesy of Artur Bujanowicz, Kenya
- Photo courtesy of Artur Bujanowicz, Kenya
Yellow-mantled Widowbird (Euplectes macroura)
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML585888931 - Yellow-mantled Widowbird - Macaulay Library
© Gretchen Locy; Rift Valley, Kenya; 11 Mar 2023
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November 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Yellow-mantled Widowbird (Euplectes macroura)
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Context is I got stuck procrastinating on a project I'm working on which is called 'Weaver' (named after
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ploceidae), because of frustrations with existing atproto rust libraries. So I unstuck myself.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ploceidae), because of frustrations with existing atproto rust libraries. So I unstuck myself.
Ploceidae - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Context is I got stuck procrastinating on a project I'm working on which is called 'Weaver' (named after
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ploceidae), because of frustrations with existing atproto rust libraries. So I unstuck myself.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ploceidae), because of frustrations with existing atproto rust libraries. So I unstuck myself.
Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus)
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML622540079 - Baya Weaver - Macaulay Library
© Shashidhar Joshi; Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, India; 15 Aug 2024
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September 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus)
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Southern Brown-throated Weaver (Ploceus xanthopterus)
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML627496517 - Southern Brown-throated Weaver - Macaulay Library
© Bradley Hacker 🦜; Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa; 08 Dec 2024
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April 23, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Southern Brown-throated Weaver (Ploceus xanthopterus)
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Rachel's Malimbe (Malimbus racheliae)
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
Range: lowland forest of southeastern Nigeria to southern Cameroon and Gabon
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
Range: lowland forest of southeastern Nigeria to southern Cameroon and Gabon
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML655775408 - Rachel's Malimbe - Macaulay Library
© Konrad Enderlein; South, Cameroon; 04 Apr 2026
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May 12, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Rachel's Malimbe (Malimbus racheliae)
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
Range: lowland forest of southeastern Nigeria to southern Cameroon and Gabon
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
Range: lowland forest of southeastern Nigeria to southern Cameroon and Gabon
IUCN status: Least Concern
Fire-fronted Bishop (Euplectes diadematus)
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
Range: southwestern Somalia to eastern Kenya and far northeastern Tanzania
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
Range: southwestern Somalia to eastern Kenya and far northeastern Tanzania
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML250935411 - Fire-fronted Bishop - Macaulay Library
© Keith Valentine I Rockjumper Birding Tours; Eastern, Kenya; 26 Jan 2020
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March 23, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Fire-fronted Bishop (Euplectes diadematus)
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
Range: southwestern Somalia to eastern Kenya and far northeastern Tanzania
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
Range: southwestern Somalia to eastern Kenya and far northeastern Tanzania
IUCN status: Least Concern
Comoro Fody (Foudia eminentissima)
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
ML487663691 - Red-headed Fody - Macaulay Library
© Kasper R. Berg; Grande Comore, Comoros; 31 Oct 2021
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January 3, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Comoro Fody (Foudia eminentissima)
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
Madagascar - Ploceidae (Weaver Bird) Nests at Montagne d'Ambre National Park (Amber Mountain National Park)
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Madagascar - Ploceidae (Weaver Bird) Nests at Montagne d'Ambre National Park (Amber Mountain NP)
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Madagascar - Ploceidae (Weaver Bird) Nests at Montagne d'Ambre National Park (Amber Mountain National Park)
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👍 Great observation! There are members of the family it's from (Ploceidae) that are known as Grosbeaks. One example is the Thick-billed weaver/Grosbeak weaver:
Thick-billed weaver - Wikipedia
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September 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
👍 Great observation! There are members of the family it's from (Ploceidae) that are known as Grosbeaks. One example is the Thick-billed weaver/Grosbeak weaver:
Southern Brown-throated Weaver (Ploceus xanthopterus)
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML204296521 - Southern Brown-throated Weaver - Macaulay Library
© Holger Teichmann; Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa; 02 Dec 2017
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December 18, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Southern Brown-throated Weaver (Ploceus xanthopterus)
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
red and black bird on brown tree branch during daytime by Wolfgang Hasselmann (Unsplash https://tinyurl.com/28eetrs4)
BioClip identify (at 85.46%) Euplectes orix genus:Euplectes (fam. Ploceidae) com. Red Bishop
Avibase flickr
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BioClip identify (at 85.46%) Euplectes orix genus:Euplectes (fam. Ploceidae) com. Red Bishop
Avibase flickr
https://tinyurl.com/2yxgftwv
#1Day1Bioclip
July 2, 2025 at 10:33 AM
red and black bird on brown tree branch during daytime by Wolfgang Hasselmann (Unsplash https://tinyurl.com/28eetrs4)
BioClip identify (at 85.46%) Euplectes orix genus:Euplectes (fam. Ploceidae) com. Red Bishop
Avibase flickr
https://tinyurl.com/2yxgftwv
#1Day1Bioclip
BioClip identify (at 85.46%) Euplectes orix genus:Euplectes (fam. Ploceidae) com. Red Bishop
Avibase flickr
https://tinyurl.com/2yxgftwv
#1Day1Bioclip
Black-chinned Weaver (Ploceus nigrimentus)
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
Range: southeastern Gabon (Lekoni) to central Angola and adjacent Congo Republic
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
Range: southeastern Gabon (Lekoni) to central Angola and adjacent Congo Republic
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML622435035 - Black-chinned Weaver - Macaulay Library
© Robert Tizard; Huambo, Angola; 07 Sep 2023
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August 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Black-chinned Weaver (Ploceus nigrimentus)
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
Range: southeastern Gabon (Lekoni) to central Angola and adjacent Congo Republic
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
Range: southeastern Gabon (Lekoni) to central Angola and adjacent Congo Republic
IUCN status: Least Concern