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Eastern golden weaver

Ploceus subaureus A. Smith, 1839

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The eastern golden weaver (Ploceus subaureus) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 26.4 g to 35 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Eastern golden weaver (Ploceus subaureus)
Photo: Cessna 206 (Rose) from Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the eastern golden weaver

Weight
26.4 g – 35 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
riverinesrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.6 – 2.8src 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 eastern golden weaver live?

Not recorded

What is the eastern golden weaver?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The eastern golden weaver (Ploceus subaureus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.

It is found in eastern and south-eastern Africa. Alternative names used for the eastern golden weaver include yellow weaver, olive-headed golden weaver, and African golden weaver.

From the Wikipedia article “Eastern golden weaver” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern_golden_weaver&oldid=1314001190), 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 eastern golden weaver endangered?

The eastern golden 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 eastern golden weaver classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPloceidae
  6. genusPloceus
  7. SpeciesPloceus subaureus A. Smith, 1839

Synonyms Malimbus subaureus

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • African golden weaverEnglish
  • African golden-weaverEnglish
  • African yellow weaverEnglish
  • AGWEEnglish
  • Golden weaverEnglish
  • Yellow weaverEnglish
  • GeelwewerAfrikaans
  • teixidor daurat africàCatalan
  • snovač zlatýCzech
  • gwehydd euraidWelsh
  • Gylden VæverDanish
  • GoldweberGerman
  • ora teksbirdoEsperanto
  • Tejedor dorado africanoSpanish
  • kultakutojaFinnish
  • Malimbe jauneFrench
  • Petit Tisserin doréFrench
  • Tisserin jauneFrench
  • žuta pletiljaCroatian
  • Tessitore dorato africanoItalian
  • コガネハタオリJapanese
  • žaliagalvis audėjasLithuanian
  • goudweverDutch
  • gullveverNorwegian
  • wikłacz żółtyPolish
  • tecelão-amareloPortuguese
  • Золотой ткачRussian
  • Золотистый ткачRussian
  • pletiarka zlatožltáSlovak
  • Zlatna tekstor tkaljaSerbian
  • guldvävareSwedish
  • นกจาบเหลืองThai
  • Doğulu Altın DokumacıTurkish
  • ткачик золотийUkrainian
  • 东非织巢鸟Chinese
  • 東非金織布鳥Chinese
  • 非洲金織雀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the eastern golden 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 eastern golden weaver?

An adult eastern golden weaver weighs 26.4 g – 35 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the eastern golden weaver endangered?

The eastern golden 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 eastern golden weaver?

The eastern golden weaver (Ploceus subaureus) belongs to the family Ploceidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Eastern golden weaver (Ploceus subaureus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-golden-weaver

MLA

“Eastern golden weaver (Ploceus subaureus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-golden-weaver.

BibTeX
@misc{eastern_golden_weaver_2026,
  title = {Eastern golden weaver (Ploceus subaureus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-golden-weaver},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}