Cinnamon weaver
Ploceus badius (Cassin, 1850)
The cinnamon weaver (Ploceus badius) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 22 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the cinnamon weaver
- Weight
- 22 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4 – 2.45src 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 cinnamon weaver live?
Not recorded
What is the cinnamon weaver?
The cinnamon weaver (Ploceus badius) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found only in Sudan and South Sudan.
The cinnamon weaver is nomadic, returning to breeding areas during the September–October breeding season. Possibly monogamous, weavers live communally, preferring tall trees with dense foliage.
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Is the cinnamon weaver endangered?
The cinnamon 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 cinnamon weaver classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPloceidae
- genusPloceus
- SpeciesPloceus badius (Cassin, 1850)
Synonyms Hyphantornis badius, Malimbus badius, Ploceus rufocitrinus, Textor castaneoauratus
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- CIWEEnglish
- حباك قرفيArabic
- teixidor canyellaCatalan
- snovač skořicovýCzech
- gwehydd gwinau’r GogleddWelsh
- Kanelbrun VæverDanish
- ZimtweberGerman
- SchulterfleckenweberGerman
- SchulterfleckweberGerman
- cinama teksbirdoEsperanto
- Tejedor canelaSpanish
- sudaninkutojaFinnish
- Malimbe cannelleFrench
- Tisserin cannelleFrench
- Fíodóir cainéilIrish
- cimetasta pletiljaCroatian
- Tessitore cannellaItalian
- ニッケイハタオリJapanese
- sudaninis audėjasLithuanian
- KaneelweverDutch
- nilveverNorwegian
- wikłacz cynamonowyPolish
- tecelão-canelaPortuguese
- Суданский ткачRussian
- pletiarka škoricováSlovak
- Crnogrla tekstor tkaljaSerbian
- kanelvävareSwedish
- Tarçın Renkli DokumacıTurkish
- ткачик суданськийUkrainian
- 桂红织雀Chinese
- 桂紅織布鳥Chinese
Relatives of the cinnamon 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 cinnamon weaver?
An adult cinnamon weaver weighs 22 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the cinnamon weaver endangered?
The cinnamon 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 cinnamon weaver?
The cinnamon weaver (Ploceus badius) 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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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
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