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Rüppell's weaver

Ploceus galbula Rüppell, 1840

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The rüppell's weaver (Ploceus galbula) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 18.1 g to 23.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Rüppell's weaver (Ploceus galbula)
Photo: منصة الصور السعودية · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the rüppell's weaver

Weight
18.1 g – 23.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
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 rüppell's weaver live?

Not recorded

What is the rüppell's weaver?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Rüppell's weaver (Ploceus galbula) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae, which is native to the northern Afrotropics. The species is named after the German zoologist and explorer Eduard Rüppell (1794–1884).

From the Wikipedia article “Rüppell's weaver” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=R%C3%BCppell%27s_weaver&oldid=1380703043), 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 rüppell's weaver endangered?

The rüppell's 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 rüppell's weaver classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPloceidae
  6. genusPloceus
  7. SpeciesPloceus galbula Rüppell, 1840

Synonyms Malimbus galbula, Ploceus flavissimus, Ploceus galbula arabs

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Rüppell's weaverEnglish
  • Rueppell's weaverEnglish
  • Rueppell's weaverEnglish
  • RUWEEnglish
  • حباك روبيلArabic
  • الصعوة الصفراءArabic
  • teixidor de RüppellCatalan
  • snovač žluvíCzech
  • snovač etiopskýCzech
  • gwehydd RüppellWelsh
  • Brunmasket VæverDanish
  • GilbweberGerman
  • brunmaska teksbirdoEsperanto
  • Tejedor de RüppellSpanish
  • oliivikutojaFinnish
  • Malimbe de RüppellFrench
  • Tisserin de RüppellFrench
  • Tisserin doré de RüppellFrench
  • Fíodóir rapaíllIrish
  • אורג ערביHebrew
  • אורג רפלHebrew
  • smeđolica pletiljaCroatian
  • Rüppell-szövőmadárHungarian
  • Tessitore di RüppellItalian
  • キイロハタオリJapanese
  • Riupelio audėjasLithuanian
  • Ripela audējputnsLatvian
  • Rüppells WeverDutch
  • brunmaskeveverNorwegian
  • wikłacz rdzawolicyPolish
  • tecelão-de-rüppellPortuguese
  • tecelão-de-cara-castanhaPortuguese
  • Иволговый ткачRussian
  • pletiarka savanováSlovak
  • Žuta tekstor tkaljaSerbian
  • rödahavsvävareSwedish
  • Yemen DokumacısıTurkish
  • ткачик рудощокийUkrainian
  • 栗脸织雀Chinese
  • 栗臉織布鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the rüppell's 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 rüppell's weaver?

An adult rüppell's weaver weighs 18.1 g – 23.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the rüppell's weaver endangered?

The rüppell's 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 rüppell's weaver?

The rüppell's weaver (Ploceus galbula) 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.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rüppell's weaver (Ploceus galbula). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ruppells-weaver

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{ruppells_weaver_2026,
  title = {Rüppell's weaver (Ploceus galbula)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ruppells-weaver},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}