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Weyns’s Weaver
Ploceus weynsi
Weyns's Weaver (Ploceus weynsi) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The Weyns’s Weaver (Ploceus weynsi) is a member of the Ploceidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 29 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 weynsi
Quick facts
- Weight
- 29 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Ploceidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Weyns’s Weaver is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Weyns’s Weaver is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
The Weyns’s Weaver (Ploceus weynsi) belongs to the Ploceidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Africa. Its distribution covers AF Uganda and e DR Congo.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 29 g, with a wing length of about 7.8 cm and a tail of around 5.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 57,000 km².
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Weyns’s Weaver?
The Weyns’s Weaver is a small bird that weighs around 29 g.
Where does the Weyns’s Weaver live?
The Weyns’s Weaver is found across Africa with a range covering AF Uganda and e DR Congo, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Weyns’s Weaver belong to?
The Weyns’s Weaver (Ploceus weynsi) belongs to the Ploceidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Weyns’s Weaver eat?
The Weyns’s Weaver is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Weyns’s Weaver migrate?
The Weyns’s Weaver is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
Is the Weyns’s 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.
How large is the Weyns’s Weaver's range?
The Weyns’s Weaver has a mapped global range of about 57,000 km².
Conservation
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