Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
White-billed Buffalo Weaver
Bubalornis albirostris
White-billed Buffalo Weaver (Bubalornis albirostris) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The White-billed Buffalo Weaver (Bubalornis albirostris) is a member of the Ploceidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 61.9 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Ploceidae Weavers, Widowbirds
- Genus Bubalornis
- Species albirostris
Quick facts
- Weight
- 61.9 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Ploceidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The White-billed Buffalo Weaver is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of open woodland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The White-billed Buffalo Weaver is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The White-billed Buffalo Weaver (Bubalornis albirostris) is a member of the Ploceidae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Africa. Its distribution covers AF Mauritania and Senegal to Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia and w Kenya.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 61.9 g, with a wing length of about 11.4 cm and a tail of around 9.8 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 2.3 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the White-billed Buffalo Weaver?
The White-billed Buffalo Weaver is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 61.9 g.
Where does the White-billed Buffalo Weaver live?
The White-billed Buffalo Weaver is found across Africa with a range covering AF Mauritania and Senegal to Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia and w Kenya, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the White-billed Buffalo Weaver belong to?
The White-billed Buffalo Weaver (Bubalornis albirostris) belongs to the Ploceidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the White-billed Buffalo Weaver eat?
The White-billed Buffalo Weaver is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the White-billed Buffalo Weaver migrate?
The White-billed Buffalo Weaver is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the White-billed Buffalo Weaver endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the White-billed Buffalo Weaver make?
1 real field recording of the White-billed Buffalo Weaver — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the White-billed Buffalo Weaver's range?
The White-billed Buffalo Weaver has a mapped global range of about 2.3 million km².
Conservation
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