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Weyns's weaver

Ploceus weynsi (Dubois, 1900)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The weyns's weaver (Ploceus weynsi) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 27.3 g to 30.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Weyns's weaver (Ploceus weynsi)
Photo: DickDaniels ( http://carolinabirds.org/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the weyns's weaver

Weight
27.3 g – 30.9 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the weyns's weaver live?

Not recorded

Is the weyns's weaver endangered?

The weyns'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 weyns's weaver classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPloceidae
  6. genusPloceus
  7. SpeciesPloceus weynsi (Dubois, 1900)

Synonyms Malimbus weynsi, Melanopteryx weynsi

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • WEWEEnglish
  • حباك وينزArabic
  • teixidor de WeynsCatalan
  • snovač WeynsůvCzech
  • gwehydd WeynsWelsh
  • UgandavæverDanish
  • WeynsweberGerman
  • Weyns-WeberGerman
  • vejnsa teksbirdoEsperanto
  • Tejedor de WeynsSpanish
  • mustakaapukutojaFinnish
  • Malimbe de WeynsFrench
  • Tisserin de WeynsFrench
  • kestenjastoboka pletiljaCroatian
  • Tessitore di WeynsItalian
  • ワキアカクロハタオリJapanese
  • Veinso audėjasLithuanian
  • Weyns' WeverDutch
  • brunsideveverNorwegian
  • wikłacz żałobnyPolish
  • tecelão-de-weynsPortuguese
  • tecelão-de-flancos-castanhosPortuguese
  • Вейнсов ткачRussian
  • Черногрудый ткачRussian
  • pletiarka hnedáSlovak
  • Veinsova tekstor tkaljaSerbian
  • weynsvävareSwedish
  • brunsidig vävareSwedish
  • Weyns DokumacısıTurkish
  • ткачик темнийUkrainian
  • 韦氏织雀Chinese
  • 韋西氏織布鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the weyns'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 weyns's weaver?

An adult weyns's weaver weighs 27.3 g – 30.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the weyns's weaver endangered?

The weyns'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 weyns's weaver?

The weyns's weaver (Ploceus weynsi) belongs to the family Ploceidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Weyns's weaver (Ploceus weynsi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/weynss-weaver

MLA

“Weyns's weaver (Ploceus weynsi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/weynss-weaver.

BibTeX
@misc{weynss_weaver_2026,
  title = {Weyns's weaver (Ploceus weynsi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/weynss-weaver},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}