List of weaverbird species

Weavers, widowbirds, and allies form the family Ploceidae. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 118 species; 65 of them are in genus Ploceus and the rest are distributed among 14 other genera.[1]

This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.

Common name	Binomial name	IOC sequence
White-billed buffalo weaver	Bubalornis albirostris	1
Red-billed buffalo weaver	Bubalornis niger	2
White-headed buffalo weaver	Dinemellia dinemelli	3
White-browed sparrow-weaver	Plocepasser mahali	4
Chestnut-crowned sparrow-weaver	Plocepasser superciliosus	5
Donaldson Smith's sparrow-weaver	Plocepasser donaldsoni	6
Chestnut-backed sparrow-weaver	Plocepasser rufoscapulatus	7
Rufous-tailed weaver	Histurgops ruficauda	8
Grey-capped social weaver	Pseudonigrita arnaudi	9
Black-capped social weaver	Pseudonigrita cabanisi	10
Sociable weaver	Philetairus socius	11
Scaly-feathered weaver	Sporopipes squamifrons	12
Speckle-fronted weaver	Sporopipes frontalis	13
Thick-billed weaver	Amblyospiza albifrons	14
Baglafecht weaver	Ploceus baglafecht	15
Bannerman's weaver	Ploceus bannermani	16
Bates's weaver	Ploceus batesi	17
Black-chinned weaver	Ploceus nigrimentus	18
Bertram's weaver	Ploceus bertrandi	19
Slender-billed weaver	Ploceus pelzelni	20
Loango weaver	Ploceus subpersonatus	21
Little weaver	Ploceus luteolus	22
Spectacled weaver	Ploceus ocularis	23
Black-necked weaver	Ploceus nigricollis	24
Strange weaver	Ploceus alienus	25
Black-billed weaver	Ploceus melanogaster	26
Cape weaver	Ploceus capensis	27
Bocage's weaver	Ploceus temporalis	28
Eastern golden weaver	Ploceus subaureus	29
Holub's golden weaver	Ploceus xanthops	30
Orange weaver	Ploceus aurantius	31
Heuglin's masked weaver	Ploceus heuglini	32
Golden palm weaver	Ploceus bojeri	33
Taveta weaver	Ploceus castaneiceps	34
Principe weaver	Ploceus princeps	35
Northern brown-throated weaver	Ploceus castanops	36
Southern brown-throated weaver	Ploceus xanthopterus	37
Ruvu weaver	Ploceus holoxanthus	38
Kilombero weaver	Ploceus burnieri	38
Rüppell's weaver	Ploceus galbula	39
Northern masked weaver	Ploceus taeniopterus	40
Lesser masked weaver	Ploceus intermedius	41
Southern masked weaver	Ploceus velatus	42
Katanga masked weaver	Ploceus katangae	43
Lufira masked weaver	Ploceus ruweti	44
Tanzanian masked weaver	Ploceus reichardi	45
Vitelline masked weaver	Ploceus vitellinus	46
Speke's weaver	Ploceus spekei	47
Fox's weaver	Ploceus spekeoides	48
Village weaver	Ploceus cucullatus	49
Giant weaver	Ploceus grandis	50
Vieillot's black weaver	Ploceus nigerrimus	51
Weyns's weaver	Ploceus weynsi	52
Clarke's weaver	Ploceus golandi	53
Juba weaver	Ploceus dichrocephalus	54
Black-headed weaver	Ploceus melanocephalus	55
Golden-backed weaver	Ploceus jacksoni	56
Cinnamon weaver	Ploceus badius	57
Chestnut weaver	Ploceus rubiginosus	58
Golden-naped weaver	Ploceus aureonucha	59
Yellow-mantled weaver	Ploceus tricolor	60
Maxwell's black weaver	Ploceus albinucha	61
Nelicourvi weaver	Ploceus nelicourvi	62
Sakalava weaver	Ploceus sakalava	63
Asian golden weaver	Ploceus hypoxanthus	64
Compact weaver	Ploceus superciliosus	65
Black-breasted weaver	Ploceus benghalensis	66
Streaked weaver	Ploceus manyar	67
Baya weaver	Ploceus philippinus	68
Finn's weaver	Ploceus megarhynchus	69
Dark-backed weaver	Ploceus bicolor	70
Preuss's weaver	Ploceus preussi	71
Yellow-capped weaver	Ploceus dorsomaculatus	72
Olive-headed weaver	Ploceus olivaceiceps	73
Usambara weaver	Ploceus nicolli	74
Brown-capped weaver	Ploceus insignis	75
Bar-winged weaver	Ploceus angolensis	76
Sao Tome weaver	Ploceus sanctithomae	77
Yellow-legged weaver	Ploceus flavipes	78
Red-crowned malimbe	Malimbus coronatus	79
Cassin's malimbe	Malimbus cassini	80
Rachel's malimbe	Malimbus racheliae	81
Gola malimbe	Malimbus ballmanni	82
Red-vented malimbe	Malimbus scutatus	83
Ibadan malimbe	Malimbus ibadanensis	84
Blue-billed malimbe	Malimbus nitens	85
Red-headed malimbe	Malimbus rubricollis	86
Red-bellied malimbe	Malimbus erythrogaster	87
Crested malimbe	Malimbus malimbicus	88
Red-headed weaver	Anaplectes rubriceps	89
Cardinal quelea	Quelea cardinalis	90
Red-headed quelea	Quelea erythrops	91
Red-billed quelea	Quelea quelea	92
Red fody	Foudia madagascariensis	93
Comoros fody	Foudia eminentissima	94
Aldabra fody	Foudia aldabrana	95
Forest fody	Foudia omissa	96
Mauritius fody	Foudia rubra	97
Seychelles fody	Foudia sechellarum	98
Rodrigues fody	Foudia flavicans	99
Bob-tailed weaver	Brachycope anomala	100
Yellow-crowned bishop	Euplectes afer	101
Fire-fronted bishop	Euplectes diadematus	102
Black bishop	Euplectes gierowii	103
Zanzibar red bishop	Euplectes nigroventris	104
Black-winged red bishop	Euplectes hordeaceus	105
Southern red bishop	Euplectes orix	106
Northern red bishop	Euplectes franciscanus	107
Golden-backed bishop	Euplectes aureus	108
Yellow bishop	Euplectes capensis	109
Fan-tailed widowbird	Euplectes axillaris	110
Yellow-mantled widowbird	Euplectes macroura	111
Marsh widowbird	Euplectes hartlaubi	112
Montane widowbird	Euplectes psammacromius	113
White-winged widowbird	Euplectes albonotatus	114
Red-collared widowbird	Euplectes ardens	115
Long-tailed widowbird	Euplectes progne	116
Jackson's widowbird	Euplectes jacksoni	117

References

Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (July 2021). "IOC World Bird List (v 12.1)". doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.11.2. Retrieved January 15, 2022.

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[IOC12.1-1] Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (July 2021). "IOC World Bird List (v 12.1)". doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.11.2. Retrieved January 15, 2022.