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Taveta weaver

Ploceus castaneiceps (Sharpe, 1890)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The taveta weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 18.5 g to 18.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Taveta weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps)
Photo: Photo by and (C)2007 Derek Ramsey ( Ram-Man ) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the taveta weaver

Weight
18.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4 – 2.7src 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 taveta weaver live?

Not recorded

What is the taveta weaver?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Taveta weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps), also known as the Taveta golden weaver, (or the mango bird) is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae.

It is found on the African savannah in Kenya and Tanzania. The name of the bird refers to the region of Taveta in southeastern Kenya near the border with Tanzania where it occurs, as well as how these birds weave intricate nests.

From the Wikipedia article “Taveta weaver” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taveta_weaver&oldid=1383177883), 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 taveta weaver endangered?

The taveta 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 taveta weaver classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPloceidae
  6. genusPloceus
  7. SpeciesPloceus castaneiceps (Sharpe, 1890)

Synonyms Hyphantornis castaneiceps, Malimbus castaneiceps, Ploceus schillingsi

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Taveta golden weaverEnglish
  • Taveta golden weaverEnglish
  • Taveta golden-weaverEnglish
  • TGWEEnglish
  • teixidor de TavetaCatalan
  • snovač východoafrickýCzech
  • gwehydd TavetaWelsh
  • TavetavæverDanish
  • TavetaweberGerman
  • GenickbandweberGerman
  • taveta teksbirdoEsperanto
  • Tejedor tavetaSpanish
  • maasai kangurlindEstonian
  • leirikutojaFinnish
  • Malimbe de TavetaFrench
  • Tisserin de TavetaFrench
  • Tisserin doré de TavetaFrench
  • riđoglava pletiljaCroatian
  • Tessitore dorato di TavetaItalian
  • チャエリハタオリJapanese
  • geltonasis audėjasLithuanian
  • TavetaweverDutch
  • tavetaveverNorwegian
  • wikłacz rdzawogłowyPolish
  • tecelão-de-tavetaPortuguese
  • tecelão-de-cabeça-ruivaPortuguese
  • tecelão-dourado-de-cabeça-castanhaPortuguese
  • Лисий ткачRussian
  • Рыжелицый ткачRussian
  • pletiarka lemováSlovak
  • Ogrličasta tekstor tkaljaSerbian
  • tavetavävareSwedish
  • Taveta Altın DokumacısıTurkish
  • ткачик рудоголовийUkrainian
  • 栗头金织雀Chinese
  • 栗頭金織布鳥Chinese
  • 栗頭金織雀Chinese

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Relatives of the taveta 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 taveta weaver?

An adult taveta weaver weighs 18.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the taveta weaver endangered?

The taveta 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 taveta weaver?

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

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BibTeX
@misc{taveta_weaver_2026,
  title = {Taveta weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/taveta-weaver},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}