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Compact weaver

Ploceus superciliosus (Shelley, 1873)

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The compact weaver (Ploceus superciliosus) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 19.6 g to 21.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Compact weaver (Ploceus superciliosus)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the compact weaver

Weight
19.6 g – 21.8 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
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

Where does the compact weaver live?

Not recorded

What is the compact weaver?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The compact weaver (Pachyphantes superciliosus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Pachyphantes. It has a highly discontinuous distribution from Senegal to Liberia, east to Ethiopia and south to Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

From the Wikipedia article “Compact weaver” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compact_weaver&oldid=1380713940), 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 compact weaver endangered?

The compact 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 compact weaver classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPloceidae
  6. genusPloceus
  7. SpeciesPloceus superciliosus (Shelley, 1873)

Synonyms Hyphantornis superciliosus, Malimbus superciliosus, Pachyphantes pachyrhynchus, Pachyphantes superciliosus, Pachyphantes superciliosus omoensis, Pachyphantes superciliosus pachyrhynchus, Pachyphantes superciliosus superciliosus, Pachyphantes superciliosus superciliosus, Ploceus pachyrhynchus

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • teixidor caranegreCatalan
  • snovač nádhernýCzech
  • gwehydd genddu bachWelsh
  • Brunpandet VæverDanish
  • BrauenweberGerman
  • AugenbrauenweberGerman
  • compakta teksbirdoEsperanto
  • Tejedor piquigruesoSpanish
  • heinäkutojaFinnish
  • Tisserin gros-becFrench
  • Pachyphante gros-becFrench
  • Tisserin grosbec compactFrench
  • riđočela pletiljaCroatian
  • barnahátú püspökmadárHungarian
  • Tessitore compattoItalian
  • アフリカコウヨウジャクJapanese
  • rudapilvis audėjasLithuanian
  • BruinstuitweverDutch
  • kompaktveverNorwegian
  • wikłacz grubodziobyPolish
  • tecelão-compactoPortuguese
  • tecelão-de-fronte-castanhaPortuguese
  • Желтобровый ткачRussian
  • Коричневопоясничный ткачRussian
  • pletiarka hrubozobáSlovak
  • Smeđoleđa tkaljaSerbian
  • kompakt vävareSwedish
  • Çayır DokumacısıTurkish
  • ткачик товстодзьобийUkrainian
  • 褐翅织雀Chinese
  • 褐翅織布鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the compact 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 compact weaver?

An adult compact weaver weighs 19.6 g – 21.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the compact weaver endangered?

The compact 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 compact weaver?

The compact weaver (Ploceus superciliosus) belongs to the family Ploceidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Compact weaver (Ploceus superciliosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/compact-weaver

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{compact_weaver_2026,
  title = {Compact weaver (Ploceus superciliosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/compact-weaver},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}