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White-headed buffalo weaver

Dinemellia dinemelli (Rüppell, 1845)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The white-headed buffalo weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 63.9 g to 71.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

White-headed buffalo weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli)
Photo: michalsloviak · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white-headed buffalo weaver

Weight
63.9 g – 71.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.8 – 3.15src 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

Photos of the white-headed buffalo weaver

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White-headed buffalo weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli)
Bob · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the white-headed buffalo weaver live?

Not recorded

What is the white-headed buffalo weaver?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-headed buffalo weaver or white-faced buffalo-weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli) is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae native to East Africa. The buffalo part of its name derives from its habit of following the African buffalo, feeding on disturbed insects. Two subspecies are recognized.

From the Wikipedia article “White-headed buffalo weaver” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-headed_buffalo_weaver&oldid=1380703074), 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 white-headed buffalo weaver endangered?

The white-headed buffalo 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 white-headed buffalo weaver classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPloceidae
  6. genusDinemellia
  7. SpeciesDinemellia dinemelli (Rüppell, 1845)

Synonyms Textor dinemelli, Textor leucocephalus

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • WHBWEnglish
  • White-headed buffalo-weaverEnglish
  • White-headed buffalo-weaverEnglish
  • حباك الجاموس أبيض الرأسArabic
  • بوفالو ويفر ابيض الراسEgyptian Arabic
  • teixidor bufaler capblancCatalan
  • snovač bělohlavýCzech
  • gwehydd mawr penwynWelsh
  • Hvidhovedet BøffelvæverDanish
  • StarweberGerman
  • blankakapa teksbirdoEsperanto
  • Bufalero cabeciblancoSpanish
  • جولای گاومیشی سرسفیدPersian
  • tuliperäkutojaFinnish
  • Tisserin dinemelliFrench
  • Alecto à tête blancheFrench
  • Tisserin des bufflesFrench
  • אורג תאו לבן-ראשHebrew
  • bjeloglava pletiljaCroatian
  • fehérfejű szövőmadárHungarian
  • Tessitore dei bufaliItalian
  • Tessitore dei bufali testabiancaItalian
  • シロガシラウシハタオリJapanese
  • baltagalvis buivolinis audėjasLithuanian
  • Шӹнгӹртӹш кошыгекWestern Mari
  • WitkopbuffelweverDutch
  • hvithodeveverNorwegian
  • bawolik białogłowyPolish
  • tecelão-de-cabeça-brancaPortuguese
  • tecelão-búfalo-de-cabeça-brancaPortuguese
  • Белоголовый ткачRussian
  • Белоголовый скворцовый ткачRussian
  • byvoliar bielohlavýSlovak
  • Beloglava bivolja tkaljaSerbian
  • vithuvad buffelvävareSwedish
  • Ak Başlı DokumacıTurkish
  • алекто білоголовийUkrainian
  • 白头牛文鸟Chinese
  • 白頭牛文鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the white-headed buffalo weaver

Other species in the same family Ploceidae.

LC, Least Concern
Baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus)

Baya weaver

Ploceus philippinus

Ploceidae

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Common questions

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How big is the white-headed buffalo weaver?

An adult white-headed buffalo weaver weighs 63.9 g – 71.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white-headed buffalo weaver endangered?

The white-headed buffalo 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 white-headed buffalo weaver?

The white-headed buffalo weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli) belongs to the family Ploceidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{white_headed_buffalo_weaver_2026,
  title = {White-headed buffalo weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-headed-buffalo-weaver},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}