Fox's weaver
Ploceus spekeoides Grant & Mackworth-Praed, 1947
The fox's weaver (Ploceus spekeoides) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 26.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
Quick facts about the fox's weaver
- Weight
- 26.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the fox's weaver live?
Not recorded
What is the fox's weaver?
Fox's weaver (Ploceus spekeoides) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Uganda.
Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
A specimen was collected in 1913 from Teso in Eastern Uganda. It was gifted to the British Museum of Natural History in 1923 and identified as a distinct species closely related to Ploceus spekei by C.H.B. Grant and Mackworth-Praed in 1947. The specimen collector was recorded as being T.V. Fox however some have suggested that it referred to Harold Munro Fox. There was however a Thomas Vernon Fox (20 November 1878 - 13 March 1910) in the Ugandan administrative services between 1908-1918 who collected specimens of birds from the region.
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Is the fox's weaver endangered?
The fox's weaver is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- 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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the fox's weaver classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPloceidae
- genusPloceus
- SpeciesPloceus spekeoides Grant & Mackworth-Praed, 1947
Synonyms Malimbus spekeoides
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- FOWEEnglish
- حباك فوكسArabic
- teixidor de FoxCatalan
- snovač ugandskýCzech
- gwehydd mygydog FoxWelsh
- Lango VæverDanish
- Sortvinget VæverDanish
- UgandaweberGerman
- FoxweberGerman
- uganda teksbirdoEsperanto
- Tejedor de FoxSpanish
- جولای فاکسPersian
- ugandankutojaFinnish
- Malimbe de FoxFrench
- Tisserin de FoxFrench
- ugandska pletiljaCroatian
- Tessitore di FoxItalian
- ウガンダウロコハタオリJapanese
- Fokso audėjasLithuanian
- Фокс кошыгекWestern Mari
- Fox' WeverDutch
- ugandaveverNorwegian
- wikłacz łuskogrzbietyPolish
- tecelão-de-foxPortuguese
- tecelão-do-ugandaPortuguese
- Фоксов ткачRussian
- Угандийский ткачRussian
- pletiarka tmavokrídlaSlovak
- Foksova tekstor tkaljaSerbian
- ugandavävareSwedish
- Fox DokumacısıTurkish
- ткачик строкатоспиннийUkrainian
- 乌干达织雀Chinese
- 烏干達織布鳥Chinese
Relatives of the fox's 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 fox's weaver?
An adult fox's weaver weighs 26.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the fox's weaver endangered?
The fox's weaver is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the fox's weaver?
The fox's weaver (Ploceus spekeoides) 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.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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