Yellow-capped weaver
Ploceus dorsomaculatus (Reichenow, 1893)
The yellow-capped weaver (Ploceus dorsomaculatus) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 26.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the yellow-capped weaver
- Weight
- 26.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the yellow-capped weaver live?
Not recorded
What is the yellow-capped weaver?
The yellow-capped weaver (Ploceus dorsomaculatus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon.
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Is the yellow-capped weaver endangered?
The yellow-capped 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 yellow-capped weaver classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPloceidae
- genusPloceus
- SpeciesPloceus dorsomaculatus (Reichenow, 1893)
Synonyms Malimbus dorsomaculatus, Symplectes dorsomaculatus
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- YCWEEnglish
- حباك أصفر القلنسوةArabic
- teixidor de dors tacatCatalan
- snovač žlutočapkovýCzech
- gwehydd corun melynWelsh
- Gulkronet VæverDanish
- GelbkappenweberGerman
- flavĉapa teksbirdoEsperanto
- Tejedor dorsipintoSpanish
- keltalakkikutojaFinnish
- Malimbe à cape jauneFrench
- Tisserin à cape jauneFrench
- pjegavoleđa pletiljaCroatian
- Tessitore capogialloItalian
- セスジハタオリJapanese
- geltonkepuris audėjasLithuanian
- GeelkapweverDutch
- flekkryggveverNorwegian
- wikłacz kongijskiPolish
- tecelão-de-capuz-amareloPortuguese
- tecelão-de-barrete-amareloPortuguese
- Желтошапочный ткачRussian
- pletiarka čiapočkatáSlovak
- Žutokapa tkaljaSerbian
- guldkronad vävareSwedish
- Sırtı Damalı DokumacıTurkish
- ткачик жовтоголовийUkrainian
- 黄顶织雀Chinese
- 黃頂織布鳥Chinese
Relatives of the yellow-capped 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
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How big is the yellow-capped weaver?
An adult yellow-capped weaver weighs 26.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the yellow-capped weaver endangered?
The yellow-capped 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 yellow-capped weaver?
The yellow-capped weaver (Ploceus dorsomaculatus) 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.
- 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
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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