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Bannerman's weaver

Ploceus bannermani Chapin, 1932

VUVulnerablesongbirds

The bannerman's weaver (Ploceus bannermani) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 30.8 g to 31 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Bannerman's weaver (Ploceus bannermani)
Photo: muir · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bannerman's weaver

Weight
30.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bannerman's weaver live?

Not recorded

What is the bannerman's weaver?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Bannerman's weaver (Ploceus bannermani) is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It is native to the Western High Plateau. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Its scientific and common names honor the ornithologist David Armitage Bannerman.

From the Wikipedia article “Bannerman's weaver” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bannerman%27s_weaver&oldid=1314092009), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bannerman's weaver endangered?

The bannerman's weaver is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the bannerman's weaver classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPloceidae
  6. genusPloceus
  7. SpeciesPloceus bannermani Chapin, 1932

Synonyms Malimbus bannermani, Ploceus anochlorus

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • BAWEEnglish
  • حباك بانرمانArabic
  • teixidor de BannermanCatalan
  • snovač kamerunskýCzech
  • gwehydd BannermanWelsh
  • Bannerman´ VæverDanish
  • Bannerman’ VæverDanish
  • HochlandweberGerman
  • Bannerman-WeberGerman
  • BannermanweberGerman
  • banermana teksbirdoEsperanto
  • Tejedor de BannermanSpanish
  • جولای بنرمنPersian
  • kameruninvuorikutojaFinnish
  • Malimbe de BannermanFrench
  • Tisserin de BannermanFrench
  • maslinastokrila pletiljaCroatian
  • Bannerman-szövőmadárHungarian
  • Tessitore di BannermanItalian
  • カオグロハタオリJapanese
  • Banermano audėjasLithuanian
  • Баннерман кошыгекWestern Mari
  • Bannermans WeverDutch
  • kamerunveverNorwegian
  • wikłacz kameruńskiPolish
  • tecelão-de-bannermanPortuguese
  • tecelão-dos-camarõesPortuguese
  • Баннерманов ткачRussian
  • Камерунский ткачRussian
  • pletiarka čiernolícaSlovak
  • Banermanova tkaljaSerbian
  • bamendavävareSwedish
  • bannermanvävareSwedish
  • Bannerman DokumacısıTurkish
  • ткачик камерунськийUkrainian
  • 黑脸黄腹织雀Chinese
  • 黑臉黃腹織布鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the bannerman's weaver

Other species in the same genus Ploceus.

LC, Least Concern
Baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus)

Baya weaver

Ploceus philippinus

Ploceidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the bannerman's weaver?

An adult bannerman's weaver weighs 30.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bannerman's weaver endangered?

The bannerman's weaver is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the bannerman's weaver?

The bannerman's weaver (Ploceus bannermani) belongs to the family Ploceidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bannerman's weaver (Ploceus bannermani). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bannermans-weaver

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{bannermans_weaver_2026,
  title = {Bannerman's weaver (Ploceus bannermani)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bannermans-weaver},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}