Loango weaver
Ploceus subpersonatus (Cabanis, 1876)
The loango weaver (Ploceus subpersonatus) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 22.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the loango weaver
- Weight
- 22.5 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
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the loango weaver live?
Not recorded
What is the loango weaver?
The Loango weaver (Ploceus subpersonatus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
It is found in Angola, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and swamps.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
It is estimated that there are somewhere between 2,500 and 10,000 of the bird in existence, so it is listed as a vulnerable species.
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Is the loango weaver endangered?
The loango weaver is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.
How is the loango weaver classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPloceidae
- genusPloceus
- SpeciesPloceus subpersonatus (Cabanis, 1876)
Synonyms Hyphantornis subpersonata, Malimbus subpersonatus
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- Loango slender-billed weaverEnglish
- Loango slender-billed weaverEnglish
- LOWEEnglish
- حباك لونغوArabic
- teixidor de LoangoCatalan
- snovač gabonskýCzech
- gwehydd LoangoWelsh
- Loango DværgvæverDanish
- LoangoweberGerman
- Loango-WeberGerman
- loanga teksbirdoEsperanto
- Tejedor de LoangoSpanish
- جولای لوآنگوPersian
- gaboninkutojaFinnish
- Malimbe à bec grêleFrench
- Tisserin à bec grêleFrench
- Tisserin de CabindaFrench
- obalna pletiljaCroatian
- Tessitore di LoangoItalian
- キンチャハシボソハタオリJapanese
- vakarinis audėjasLithuanian
- LoangodunbekweverDutch
- cabindaveverNorwegian
- wikłacz gabońskiPolish
- tecelão-de-loangoPortuguese
- tecelão-de-cara-pretaPortuguese
- tecelão-do-luangoPortuguese
- Габонский ткачRussian
- Западный золотой ткачRussian
- pletiarka pláštikováSlovak
- Loango tkaljaSerbian
- loangovävareSwedish
- Loango DokumacısıTurkish
- ткачик габонськийUkrainian
- 西非金织雀Chinese
- 西非金織布鳥Chinese
Relatives of the loango 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 loango weaver?
An adult loango weaver weighs 22.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the loango weaver endangered?
The loango weaver is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the loango weaver?
The loango weaver (Ploceus subpersonatus) 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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