Yellow-mantled weaver
Ploceus tricolor (Hartlaub, 1854)
The yellow-mantled weaver (Ploceus tricolor) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 35.5 g to 37.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the yellow-mantled weaver
- Weight
- 35.5 g – 37.4 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
- 2src 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 yellow-mantled weaver live?
Not recorded
What is the yellow-mantled weaver?
The yellow-mantled weaver (Ploceus tricolor) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
It is sparsely distributed across the African tropical rainforest.
From the Wikipedia article “Yellow-mantled weaver” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yellow-mantled_weaver&oldid=1379847947), 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 yellow-mantled weaver endangered?
The yellow-mantled 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-mantled weaver classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPloceidae
- genusPloceus
- SpeciesPloceus tricolor (Hartlaub, 1854)
Synonyms Hyphantornis tricolor, Malimbus tricolor
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- YMWEEnglish
- teixidor d'esquena grogaCatalan
- snovač tříbarvýCzech
- gwehydd trilliwWelsh
- Trefarvet VæverDanish
- DreifarbweberGerman
- DreifarbenweberGerman
- trikolora teksbirdoEsperanto
- Tejedor tricolorSpanish
- tikkakutojaFinnish
- Malimbe tricoloreFrench
- Tisserin tricoloreFrench
- kestenjastotrba pletiljaCroatian
- aranyörvös szövőmadárHungarian
- Tessitore mantogialloItalian
- サンショクハタオリJapanese
- trispalvis audėjasLithuanian
- DriekleurweverDutch
- torqueveverNorwegian
- wikłacz trójbarwnyPolish
- tecelão-tricolorPortuguese
- tecelão-de-manto-amareloPortuguese
- Трёхцветный ткачRussian
- pletiarka trojfarebnáSlovak
- trefärgad vävareSwedish
- Sarı Sırtlı DokumacıTurkish
- ткачик трибарвнийUkrainian
- 黄肩织雀Chinese
- 黃肩織布鳥Chinese
Relatives of the yellow-mantled 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
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the yellow-mantled weaver?
An adult yellow-mantled weaver weighs 35.5 g – 37.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the yellow-mantled weaver endangered?
The yellow-mantled 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-mantled weaver?
The yellow-mantled weaver (Ploceus tricolor) 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.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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