Bates's weaver
Ploceus batesi (Sharpe, 1908)
The bates's weaver (Ploceus batesi) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 26.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
Quick facts about the bates's weaver
- Weight
- 26.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the bates's weaver live?
Not recorded
What is the bates's weaver?
Bates's weaver (Ploceus batesi) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Cameroon, and is often regarded as inexplicably rare across its distribution.
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Is the bates's weaver endangered?
The bates's weaver is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Endangered species. What the categories mean.
How is the bates's weaver classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPloceidae
- genusPloceus
- SpeciesPloceus batesi (Sharpe, 1908)
Synonyms Malimbus batesi, Othyphantes batesi
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- BAWEEnglish
- حباك بيتسArabic
- teixidor de BatesCatalan
- snovač BatesůvCzech
- gwehydd BatesWelsh
- Bate´ VæverDanish
- Bates VæverDanish
- BraunwangenweberGerman
- batesa teksbirdoEsperanto
- Tejedor de BatesSpanish
- جولای بیتسPersian
- kameruninmetsäkutojaFinnish
- Malimbe de BatesFrench
- Tisserin de BatesFrench
- kamerunska pletiljaCroatian
- kameruni szövőmadárHungarian
- Tessitore di BatesItalian
- クリガシラハタオリJapanese
- rudaskruostis audėjasLithuanian
- BruinwangweverDutch
- kastanjehodeveverNorwegian
- wikłacz dżunglowyPolish
- tecelão-de-cabeça-castanhaPortuguese
- Бурощёкий ткачRussian
- pletiarka džungľováSlovak
- Bejtsova tkaljaSerbian
- batesvävareSwedish
- kamerunvävareSwedish
- Bates DokumacısıTurkish
- ткачик джунглевийUkrainian
- 白喉黄腹织雀Chinese
- 白喉黃腹織布鳥Chinese
Relatives of the bates's 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
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the bates's weaver?
An adult bates's weaver weighs 26.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the bates's weaver endangered?
The bates's weaver is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the bates's weaver?
The bates's weaver (Ploceus batesi) 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.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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