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Red-headed weaver

Anaplectes rubriceps (Sundevall, 1850)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The red-headed weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 22.6 g to 23.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-headed weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps)
Photo: Dick Daniels ( http://carolinabirds.org/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-headed weaver

Weight
22.6 g – 23.9 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
2.4 – 2.5src 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 red-headed weaver live?

Not recorded

What is the red-headed weaver?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-headed weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is placed in the monotypic genus Anaplectes and is found throughout the Afrotropics.

The red-headed weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps) is a bird commonly found in eastern and southern Africa in countries such as Zambia, Zimbabwe and most of Mozambique and Botswana. They frequent savanna biomes as well as bushland and other wooded areas. At this time the species trend is stable and the population is concentrated and not fragmented into different regions.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-headed weaver” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-headed_weaver&oldid=1380728987), 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 red-headed weaver endangered?

The red-headed 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.

How is the red-headed weaver classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPloceidae
  6. genusAnaplectes
  7. SpeciesAnaplectes rubriceps (Sundevall, 1850)

Synonyms Anaplectes melanotis

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • RHWEEnglish
  • Southern red-headed weaverEnglish
  • RooikopwewerAfrikaans
  • حباك أحمر الرأسArabic
  • teixidor cap-roigCatalan
  • snovatec černolícíCzech
  • snovač červenohlavýCzech
  • SkarlagenvæverDanish
  • ScharlachweberGerman
  • skarlata teksbirdoEsperanto
  • tejedor cabecirrojoSpanish
  • Tejedor cabecirrojo sureñoSpanish
  • kapuuts-kangurlindEstonian
  • punakaapukutojaFinnish
  • Malimbe écarlateFrench
  • Anaplecte à ailes jaunesFrench
  • Anaplecte écarlateFrench
  • Tisserin écarlateFrench
  • šumska pletiljaCroatian
  • skarlát szövőmadárHungarian
  • Tessitore testarossaItalian
  • アカガシラモリハタオリJapanese
  • raudongalvis malimbasLithuanian
  • Scharlaken WeverDutch
  • rødhodeveverNorwegian
  • wikłacz czerwonogłowyPolish
  • tecelão-de-cabeça-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Красноголовый малимбRussian
  • Краснокрылый малимбусRussian
  • pletiarka červenohlaváSlovak
  • Šarlah crvena tkaljaSerbian
  • scharlakansvävareSwedish
  • Fırfır DokumacıTurkish
  • ThagaTswana
  • малімб червоноголовийUkrainian
  • 紅頭織布鳥Chinese
  • 红头编织雀Chinese

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Relatives of the red-headed weaver

Other species in the same family Ploceidae.

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 red-headed weaver?

An adult red-headed weaver weighs 22.6 g – 23.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-headed weaver endangered?

The red-headed 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 red-headed weaver?

The red-headed weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps) belongs to the family Ploceidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{red_headed_weaver_2026,
  title = {Red-headed weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-headed-weaver},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}