Bar-winged weaver
Ploceus angolensis (Bocage, 1878)
The bar-winged weaver (Ploceus angolensis) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 26.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the bar-winged weaver
- Weight
- 26.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the bar-winged weaver live?
Not recorded
What is the bar-winged weaver?
The bar-winged weaver (Ploceus angolensis) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.
From the Wikipedia article “Bar-winged weaver” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bar-winged_weaver&oldid=1348816616), 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 bar-winged weaver endangered?
The bar-winged weaver is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the bar-winged weaver classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPloceidae
- genusPloceus
- SpeciesPloceus angolensis (Bocage, 1878)
Synonyms Malimbus angolensis, Notiospiza angolensis, Sharpia angolensis
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- BWWEEnglish
- teixidor alabarratCatalan
- snovač angolskýCzech
- gwehydd adeinfrithWelsh
- Angola VæverDanish
- MiomboweberGerman
- Miombo-WeberGerman
- striflugila teksbirdoEsperanto
- Tejedor alibarradoSpanish
- kirjosiipikutojaFinnish
- Malimbe d'AngolaFrench
- Tisserin à nuque blancheFrench
- Tisserin malimbeFrench
- bjeloprsa pletiljaCroatian
- angolai szövőmadárHungarian
- Tessitore alibarrateItalian
- オビバネハタオリJapanese
- angolinis audėjasLithuanian
- MiomboweverDutch
- båndvingeveverNorwegian
- wikłacz angolskiPolish
- tecelão-d'asa-barradaPortuguese
- tecelão-de-asa-riscadaPortuguese
- tecelão-de-asas-listradasPortuguese
- Ангольский ткачRussian
- Чернокрылый ткачRussian
- pletiarka pruhokrídlaSlovak
- Miombo tkaljaSerbian
- miombovävareSwedish
- Şerit Kanatlı DokumacıTurkish
- ткачик ангольськийUkrainian
- 斑翅织雀Chinese
- 斑翅織布鳥Chinese
Relatives of the bar-winged weaver
Other species in the same genus Ploceus.
Village weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Baya weaver
Ploceus philippinus
Streaked weaver
Ploceus manyar
Cape weaver
Ploceus capensis
Southern masked weaver
Ploceus velatus
Black-breasted weaver
Ploceus benghalensis
CompareBar-winged weaver vs Village weaverBar-winged weaver vs Baya weaverBar-winged weaver vs Streaked weaverBar-winged weaver vs Cape weaver
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the bar-winged weaver?
An adult bar-winged weaver weighs 26.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the bar-winged weaver endangered?
The bar-winged weaver is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the bar-winged weaver?
The bar-winged weaver (Ploceus angolensis) belongs to the family Ploceidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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