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Chestnut weaver

Ploceus rubiginosus Rüppell, 1840

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The chestnut weaver (Ploceus rubiginosus) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 27.9 g to 32.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Chestnut weaver (Ploceus rubiginosus)
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the chestnut weaver

Weight
27.9 g – 32.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.2 – 3.5src 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

Photos of the chestnut weaver

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Chestnut weaver (Ploceus rubiginosus)
Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the chestnut weaver live?

Not recorded

What is the chestnut weaver?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The chestnut weaver (Ploceus rubiginosus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.

It is found in eastern and south-western Africa. They can typically be found in Kenya, Botswana, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Tanzania, Angola, and Namibia. Chestnut Weavers are considered locally abundant and of least concern. It is a nomadic as well as residential species that moves in response to rainfall and food availability.

From the Wikipedia article “Chestnut weaver” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chestnut_weaver&oldid=1380702971), 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 chestnut weaver endangered?

The chestnut weaver is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the chestnut weaver classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPloceidae
  6. genusPloceus
  7. SpeciesPloceus rubiginosus Rüppell, 1840

Synonyms Malimbus rubiginosus

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • CHWEEnglish
  • BruinwewerAfrikaans
  • teixidor castanyCatalan
  • snovač hnědavýCzech
  • gwehydd gwinau’r DeWelsh
  • Rødbrun VæverDanish
  • MaronenweberGerman
  • kaŝtana teksbirdoEsperanto
  • Tejedor castañoSpanish
  • kastanjakutojaFinnish
  • Malimbe rouxFrench
  • Tisserin rouxFrench
  • Tisserin rubigineuxFrench
  • Fíodóir ruaIrish
  • kestenjasta pletiljaCroatian
  • gesztenyebarna szövőmadárHungarian
  • Tessitore castanoItalian
  • クリイロハタオリJapanese
  • kaštoninis audėjasLithuanian
  • KastanjeweverDutch
  • kastanjeveverNorwegian
  • wikłacz kasztanowatyPolish
  • tecelão-castanhoPortuguese
  • Каштановый ткачRussian
  • pletiarka gaštanováSlovak
  • Kestenjasta tekstor tkaljaSerbian
  • kastanjevävareSwedish
  • Kahverengi DokumacıTurkish
  • ткачик каштановийUkrainian
  • 栗织雀Chinese
  • 栗織布鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the chestnut 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 chestnut weaver?

An adult chestnut weaver weighs 27.9 g – 32.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the chestnut weaver endangered?

The chestnut 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 chestnut weaver?

The chestnut weaver (Ploceus rubiginosus) belongs to the family Ploceidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chestnut weaver (Ploceus rubiginosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-weaver

MLA

“Chestnut weaver (Ploceus rubiginosus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-weaver.

BibTeX
@misc{chestnut_weaver_2026,
  title = {Chestnut weaver (Ploceus rubiginosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-weaver},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}