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Rufous-tailed weaver

Histurgops ruficauda Reichenow, 1887

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The rufous-tailed weaver (Histurgops ruficauda) is a species in the family Passeridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 69 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Rufous-tailed weaver (Histurgops ruficauda)
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Quick facts about the rufous-tailed weaver

Weight
69 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.75 – 3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the rufous-tailed weaver live?

Not recorded

What is the rufous-tailed weaver?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The rufous-tailed weaver (Histurgops ruficauda) is a species of songbird found in Tanzania.

It is included in the weaver family (Ploceidae), but many authors included it in the Old World sparrow family Passeridae when Old World sparrows were separated from the weavers proper. It is placed in the monotypic genus Histurgops.

It is an endemic breeder in Tanzania, but vagrants occur in Kenya too.

From the Wikipedia article “Rufous-tailed weaver” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rufous-tailed_weaver&oldid=1380595503), 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 rufous-tailed weaver endangered?

The rufous-tailed 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 rufous-tailed weaver classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPasseridae
  6. genusHisturgops
  7. SpeciesHisturgops ruficauda Reichenow, 1887

Synonyms Histurgops ruficauda ruficauda, Histurgops ruficaudata

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • RTWEEnglish
  • teixidor cua-rogencCatalan
  • přádelník rezavoocasýCzech
  • gwehydd cynffongochWelsh
  • SerengetivæverDanish
  • RotschwanzweberGerman
  • rufavosta teksbirdoEsperanto
  • Tejedor colirrojoSpanish
  • Tejedor colirrufoSpanish
  • suomukutojaFinnish
  • Tisserin à queue rougeFrench
  • Histurgopse à queue rougeFrench
  • riđorepa pletiljaCroatian
  • rozsdásfarkú szövőverébHungarian
  • Tessitore codarossaItalian
  • Tessitore codarossicciaItalian
  • クリオオニハタオリJapanese
  • クリオオニハタドリJapanese
  • raudonuodegis audėjasLithuanian
  • rødhaleveverNorwegian Bokmål
  • RoodstaartweverDutch
  • rødstjertveverNorwegian
  • sawannikPolish
  • tecelão-rabirruivoPortuguese
  • tecelão-de-rabo-ruivoPortuguese
  • Краснохвостый ткачRussian
  • Краснохвостый коробиндоRussian
  • vrabčiar savanovýSlovak
  • Riđorepa tkaljaSerbian
  • serengetivävareSwedish
  • Kızıl Kuyruklu DokumacıTurkish
  • магалі танзанійськийUkrainian
  • 棕尾织雀Chinese
  • 棕尾織布鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the rufous-tailed weaver

Other species in the same family Passeridae.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the rufous-tailed weaver?

An adult rufous-tailed weaver weighs 69 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the rufous-tailed weaver endangered?

The rufous-tailed 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 rufous-tailed weaver?

The rufous-tailed weaver (Histurgops ruficauda) belongs to the family Passeridae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rufous-tailed weaver (Histurgops ruficauda). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rufous-tailed-weaver

MLA

“Rufous-tailed weaver (Histurgops ruficauda).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rufous-tailed-weaver.

BibTeX
@misc{rufous_tailed_weaver_2026,
  title = {Rufous-tailed weaver (Histurgops ruficauda)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rufous-tailed-weaver},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}