Photo: Lip Kee from Singapore, Republic of Singapore / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Holub’s Golden Weaver
Ploceus xanthops
Holub's Golden Weaver (Ploceus xanthops) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The Holub’s Golden Weaver (Ploceus xanthops) is a member of the Ploceidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 40.6 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 Ploceus
- Species xanthops
Where it lives
Gabon to Uganda and Kenya south to northern Namibia, northern Botswana and eastern South Africa
Quick facts
- Weight
- 40.6 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Ploceidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Holub’s Golden Weaver is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Holub’s Golden Weaver is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Holub’s Golden Weaver (Ploceus xanthops) is a member of the Ploceidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Africa. Its distribution covers AF Gabon to Uganda and Kenya s to n Namibia, n Botswana and e South Africa.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 40.6 g, with a wing length of about 8.8 cm and a tail of around 6.7 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 2.5 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Holub’s Golden Weaver?
The Holub’s Golden Weaver is a small bird that weighs around 40.6 g.
Where does the Holub’s Golden Weaver live?
The Holub’s Golden Weaver is found across Africa with a range covering AF Gabon to Uganda and Kenya s to n Namibia, n Botswana and e South Africa, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Holub’s Golden Weaver belong to?
The Holub’s Golden Weaver (Ploceus xanthops) belongs to the Ploceidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Holub’s Golden Weaver eat?
The Holub’s Golden Weaver is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Holub’s Golden Weaver migrate?
The Holub’s Golden Weaver is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Holub’s Golden 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 Holub’s Golden Weaver make?
1 real field recording of the Holub’s Golden 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 Holub’s Golden Weaver's range?
The Holub’s Golden Weaver has a mapped global range of about 2.5 million km².
Conservation
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