Yellow-legged weaver
Ploceus flavipes (Chapin, 1916)
The yellow-legged weaver (Ploceus flavipes) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 46.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
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Quick facts about the yellow-legged weaver
- Weight
- 46.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the yellow-legged weaver live?
Not recorded
What is the yellow-legged weaver?
The yellow-legged weaver (Ploceus flavipes) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Is the yellow-legged weaver endangered?
The yellow-legged weaver is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.
How is the yellow-legged weaver classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPloceidae
- genusPloceus
- SpeciesPloceus flavipes (Chapin, 1916)
Synonyms Malimbus flaviceps, Malimbus flavipes, Malimbus flavipes flavipes
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- Yellow-legged malimbeEnglish
- Yellow-legged malimbeEnglish
- YLWEEnglish
- teixidor camagrocCatalan
- snovatec žlutonohýCzech
- Gulbenet PragtvæverDanish
- GelbfußweberGerman
- flavkrura teksbirdoEsperanto
- Tejedor patigualdoSpanish
- latvuskutojaFinnish
- Malimbe à pieds jaunesFrench
- Tisserin à pieds jaunesFrench
- žutonoga pletiljaCroatian
- Tessitore zampegialleItalian
- キアシクロハタオリJapanese
- geltonkojis audėjasLithuanian
- GeelpootweverDutch
- gulbeinveverNorwegian
- wikłacz żółtonogiPolish
- tecelão-de-patas-amarelasPortuguese
- tecelão-de-pernas-amarelasPortuguese
- Желтоногий ткачRussian
- pletiarka žltonoháSlovak
- Žutonoga tkaljaSerbian
- gulbent vävareSwedish
- İturi Kara DokumacısıTurkish
- ткачик жовтоногийUkrainian
- 黄腿织雀Chinese
- 黃腳馬利布鳥Chinese
Relatives of the yellow-legged 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
CompareYellow-legged weaver vs Village weaverYellow-legged weaver vs Baya weaverYellow-legged weaver vs Streaked weaverYellow-legged weaver vs Cape weaver
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the yellow-legged weaver?
An adult yellow-legged weaver weighs 46.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the yellow-legged weaver endangered?
The yellow-legged weaver is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the yellow-legged weaver?
The yellow-legged weaver (Ploceus flavipes) 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 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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