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Nelicourvi weaver

Ploceus nelicourvi (Scopoli, 1786)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The nelicourvi weaver (Ploceus nelicourvi) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 22.1 g to 24 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Nelicourvi weaver (Ploceus nelicourvi)
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Quick facts about the nelicourvi weaver

Weight
22.1 g – 24 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src 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 nelicourvi weaver live?

Not recorded

What is the nelicourvi weaver?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The nelicourvi weaver (Ploceus nelicourvi) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Together with its closest relative, the sakalava weaver, it is sometimes placed in a separate genus Nelicurvius. A slender, sparrow-like bird, it is 15 cm (5.9 in) long and weighing 20–28 g (0.71–0.99 oz). Breeding males have a black bill and head, brown eyes, yellow collar, grey belly, chestnut-brown lower tail coverts, olive back, and blackish flight feathers edged greenish. Non-breeding males have mottled grey and green heads. In the breeding female the front of the head is yellow and the back olive green, with a broad yellow eyebrow. It builds solitary, roofed, retort-shaped nests, hanging by a rope from a branch, vine or bamboo stem, in an open space. It primarily feeds on insects, looking on its own or in very small groups, often together with long-billed bernieria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland and mountain forests. The conservation status of Nelicourvi weaver is least concern according to the IUCN Red List.

From the Wikipedia article “Nelicourvi weaver” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nelicourvi_weaver&oldid=1314926081), 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 nelicourvi weaver endangered?

The nelicourvi 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

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How is the nelicourvi weaver classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPloceidae
  6. genusPloceus
  7. SpeciesPloceus nelicourvi (Scopoli, 1786)

Synonyms Nelicurvius nelicourvi, Ploceus nelicourvi nelicourvi

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • NEWEEnglish
  • teixidor encaputxatCatalan
  • snovač obojkovýCzech
  • gwehydd MadagasgarWelsh
  • Grøn VæverDanish
  • GrünweberGerman
  • verdadorsa teksbirdoEsperanto
  • Tejedor malgacheSpanish
  • madagaskarinsepelkutojaFinnish
  • Tisserin nélicourviFrench
  • Nélicourvi à tête noireFrench
  • zelenoleđa pletiljaCroatian
  • Tessitore nelicourviItalian
  • マダガスカルハタオリJapanese
  • žaliasis audėjasLithuanian
  • NelicourviweverDutch
  • halsbåndveverNorwegian
  • wikłacz potokowyPolish
  • tecelão-malgaxePortuguese
  • tecelão-de-barriga-cinzentaPortuguese
  • Серобрюхий ткачRussian
  • Зелёный мадагаскарский ткачRussian
  • pletiarka sivobrucháSlovak
  • Zelena tkaljaSerbian
  • Grön vävareSwedish
  • halsbandsvävareSwedish
  • Nelikurvi DokumacısıTurkish
  • ткачик мадагаскарськийUkrainian
  • 纳利织雀Chinese
  • 納利氏織布鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the nelicourvi 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 nelicourvi weaver?

An adult nelicourvi weaver weighs 22.1 g – 24 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the nelicourvi weaver endangered?

The nelicourvi 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 nelicourvi weaver?

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

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BibTeX
@misc{nelicourvi_weaver_2026,
  title = {Nelicourvi weaver (Ploceus nelicourvi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nelicourvi-weaver},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}