Black-billed weaver
Ploceus melanogaster Shelley, 1887
The black-billed weaver (Ploceus melanogaster) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 22 g to 23.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the black-billed weaver
- Weight
- 22 g – 23.2 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
- 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 black-billed weaver live?
Not recorded
What is the black-billed weaver?
The black-billed weaver (Ploceus melanogaster) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It has multiple isolated elevated populations across sub-Saharan Africa : the Western High Plateau, the Albertine Rift montane forests and the East African montane forests.
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Is the black-billed weaver endangered?
The black-billed 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 black-billed weaver classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPloceidae
- genusPloceus
- SpeciesPloceus melanogaster Shelley, 1887
Synonyms Malimbus melanogaster
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- BBWEEnglish
- teixidor caputxíCatalan
- snovač černozobýCzech
- gwehydd pigdduWelsh
- Sortbuget VæverDanish
- SchwarzbauchweberGerman
- nigraventra teksbirdoEsperanto
- Tejedor piquinegroSpanish
- keltanaamakutojaFinnish
- Malimbe à tête jauneFrench
- Tisserin à tête jauneFrench
- zlatnoglava pletiljaCroatian
- Tessitore becconeroItalian
- クロハラハタオリJapanese
- juodapilvis audėjasLithuanian
- HooglandweverDutch
- svartbukveverNorwegian
- wikłacz żółtogłowyPolish
- tecelão-de-bico-pretoPortuguese
- tecelão-de-barriga-pretaPortuguese
- Чернобрюхий ткачRussian
- pletiarka čiernobrucháSlovak
- Crnotrba tkaljaSerbian
- svartbukig vävareSwedish
- Kara Karınlı Dok DokumacıTurkish
- ткачик чорночеревийUkrainian
- 黑腹山织雀Chinese
- 黑腹織布鳥Chinese
Relatives of the black-billed 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
CompareBlack-billed weaver vs Village weaverBlack-billed weaver vs Baya weaverBlack-billed weaver vs Streaked weaverBlack-billed weaver vs Cape weaver
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the black-billed weaver?
An adult black-billed weaver weighs 22 g – 23.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the black-billed weaver endangered?
The black-billed 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 black-billed weaver?
The black-billed weaver (Ploceus melanogaster) 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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