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Heuglin's masked weaver

Ploceus heuglini Reichenow, 1886

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The heuglin's masked weaver (Ploceus heuglini) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 22.8 g to 35 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Heuglin's masked weaver (Ploceus heuglini)
Photo: DickDaniels ( http://carolinabirds.org/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the heuglin's masked weaver

Weight
22.8 g – 35 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.3 – 2.4src 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 heuglin's masked weaver live?

Not recorded

What is the heuglin's masked weaver?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Heuglin's masked weaver (Ploceus heuglini) is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia and Mali to Ivory Coast and east to Uganda and western Kenya.

From the Wikipedia article “Heuglin's masked weaver” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heuglin%27s_masked_weaver&oldid=1380595272), 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 heuglin's masked weaver endangered?

The heuglin's masked 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 heuglin's masked weaver classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPloceidae
  6. genusPloceus
  7. SpeciesPloceus heuglini Reichenow, 1886

Synonyms Hyphantornis heuglini sukensis, Malimbus heuglini, Ploceus atrigula, Ploceus atrogularis, Ploceus heuglini neglectus

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • Heuglin's masked-weaverEnglish
  • Heuglin's masked-weaverEnglish
  • Heuglin's masked-weaverEnglish
  • HMWEEnglish
  • teixidor emmascarat de HeuglinCatalan
  • snovač HeuglinůvCzech
  • gwehydd mygydog HeuglinWelsh
  • Heuglin´ MaskevæverDanish
  • Heuglins MaskevæverDanish
  • HeuglinweberGerman
  • Heuglin-WeberGerman
  • heŭglina teksbirdoEsperanto
  • Tejedor de HeuglinSpanish
  • lähdekutojaFinnish
  • Malimbe masquéFrench
  • Tisserin masquéFrench
  • Tisserin masqué d'HeuglinFrench
  • savanska pletiljaCroatian
  • Heuglin-szövőmadárHungarian
  • Tessitore mascherato di HeuglinItalian
  • ニシメンガタハタオリJapanese
  • kaukėtasis audėjasLithuanian
  • Heuglins WeverDutch
  • vestmaskeveverNorwegian
  • wikłacz czarnolicyPolish
  • tecelão-da-savanaPortuguese
  • tecelão-de-heuglinPortuguese
  • tecelão-mascaradoPortuguese
  • Масковый ткачRussian
  • Чернолицый ткачRussian
  • Масковый ткач ХойглинаRussian
  • pletiarka čiernobradáSlovak
  • Slamnata tekstor tkaljaSerbian
  • heuglinvävareSwedish
  • västlig maskvävareSwedish
  • Heuglin DokumacısıTurkish
  • ткачик масковийUkrainian
  • 绿腰织雀Chinese
  • 綠腰織布鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the heuglin's masked 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 heuglin's masked weaver?

An adult heuglin's masked weaver weighs 22.8 g – 35 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the heuglin's masked weaver endangered?

The heuglin's masked 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 heuglin's masked weaver?

The heuglin's masked weaver (Ploceus heuglini) belongs to the family Ploceidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Heuglin's masked weaver (Ploceus heuglini). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/heuglins-masked-weaver

MLA

“Heuglin's masked weaver (Ploceus heuglini).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/heuglins-masked-weaver.

BibTeX
@misc{heuglins_masked_weaver_2026,
  title = {Heuglin's masked weaver (Ploceus heuglini)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/heuglins-masked-weaver},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}