Sakalava weaver
Ploceus sakalava Hartlaub, 1861
The sakalava weaver (Ploceus sakalava) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 23.7 g to 24 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the sakalava weaver
- Weight
- 23.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.5src 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 sakalava weaver live?
Not recorded
What is the sakalava weaver?
The Sakalava weaver (Ploceus sakalava) sometimes known as the Sakalava fody is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The bird is 15 cm (5.9 in) long and weighs 20–28 g (0.71–0.99 oz).
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Is the sakalava weaver endangered?
The sakalava weaver is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- 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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the sakalava weaver classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPloceidae
- genusPloceus
- SpeciesPloceus sakalava Hartlaub, 1861
Synonyms Foudia sakalava, Foudia sakalava sakalava, Nelicurvius sakalava, Ploceus nelicourvi sakalava
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- SAWEEnglish
- حباك ساكالافاArabic
- teixidor sakalavaCatalan
- snovač žlutohlavýCzech
- Sakalava VæverDanish
- SakalavaweberGerman
- Sakalava-WeberGerman
- SakalavenweberGerman
- sakalava teksbirdoEsperanto
- Tejedor sakalavaSpanish
- madagaskarinkeltakutojaFinnish
- Tisserin sakalaveFrench
- Nélicourvi sakalaveFrench
- sivotrba pletiljaCroatian
- Sakalava szövőmadárHungarian
- Tessitore sakalavaItalian
- Tessitore di SakalavaItalian
- ニシマダガスカルハタオリJapanese
- madagaskarinis audėjasLithuanian
- SakalavaweverDutch
- sakalavaveverNorwegian
- wikłacz nizinnyPolish
- tecelão-sacalavaPortuguese
- tecelão-de-nuca-cinzentaPortuguese
- tecelão-sakalavaPortuguese
- Мадагаскарский ткачRussian
- pletiarka sakalavkaSlovak
- Sakalava tkaljaSerbian
- sakalavavävareSwedish
- Sakalava DokumacısıTurkish
- сакалаваUkrainian
- 萨卡织雀Chinese
- 馬達加斯加織布鳥Chinese
Relatives of the sakalava 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 sakalava weaver?
An adult sakalava weaver weighs 23.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the sakalava weaver endangered?
The sakalava 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 sakalava weaver?
The sakalava weaver (Ploceus sakalava) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - 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
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