genus
Ploceus
Ploceus is a genus in the family Ploceidae. This database currently files 66 species under it, 8 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 66
- Threatened
- 8
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 86%
- Weight range
- 12.7 g – 63.5 g
Best-known members of Ploceus
Ranked by popularity score.
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
Finn's weaver
Ploceus megarhynchus
Black-headed weaver
Ploceus melanocephalus
How threatened is Ploceus?
64 of 66 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| ENEndangered | 4 | 6% |
| VUVulnerable | 4 | 6% |
| NTNear Threatened | 5 | 8% |
| LCLeast Concern | 51 | 80% |
All species in Ploceus
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village weaver | Ploceus cucullatus | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 36.1 g | Not recorded |
| Baya weaver | Ploceus philippinus | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 28.2 g | Not recorded |
| Streaked weaver | Ploceus manyar | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 17.4 g | Not recorded |
| Cape weaver | Ploceus capensis | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 44 g | Not recorded |
| Southern masked weaver | Ploceus velatus | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 30.9 g | Not recorded |
| Black-breasted weaver | Ploceus benghalensis | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 19.8 g | Not recorded |
| Finn's weaver | Ploceus megarhynchus | Ploceidae | Endangered | 34.3 g | Not recorded |
| Black-headed weaver | Ploceus melanocephalus | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 23 g | Not recorded |
| Asian golden weaver | Ploceus hypoxanthus | Ploceidae | Near Threatened | 18.6 g | Not recorded |
| Golden-backed weaver | Ploceus jacksoni | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 23.4 g | Not recorded |
| Black-necked weaver | Ploceus nigricollis | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 27.1 g | Not recorded |
| Baglafecht weaver | Ploceus baglafecht | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 31.6 g | Not recorded |
| Holub's golden weaver | Ploceus xanthops | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 40.6 g | Not recorded |
| Orange weaver | Ploceus aurantius | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 23 g | Not recorded |
| Taveta weaver | Ploceus castaneiceps | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 18.5 g | Not recorded |
| Lesser masked weaver | Ploceus intermedius | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 20.6 g | Not recorded |
| Eastern golden weaver | Ploceus subaureus | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 30.4 g | Not recorded |
| Northern masked weaver | Ploceus taeniopterus | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 17.6 g | Not recorded |
| Southern brown-throated weaver | Ploceus xanthopterus | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 22 g | Not recorded |
| Bannerman's weaver | Ploceus bannermani | Ploceidae | Vulnerable | 30.8 g | Not recorded |
| Golden palm weaver | Ploceus bojeri | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 22.4 g | Not recorded |
| Yellow-legged weaver | Ploceus flavipes | Ploceidae | Vulnerable | 46.3 g | Not recorded |
| Katanga masked weaver | Ploceus katangae | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 18.5 g | Not recorded |
| Black-billed weaver | Ploceus melanogaster | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 22.4 g | Not recorded |
| Nelicourvi weaver | Ploceus nelicourvi | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 23.8 g | Not recorded |
| Sakalava weaver | Ploceus sakalava | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 23.8 g | Not recorded |
| Speke's weaver | Ploceus spekei | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 35.1 g | Not recorded |
| Vitelline masked weaver | Ploceus vitellinus | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 20 g | Not recorded |
| Strange weaver | Ploceus alienus | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 22.2 g | Not recorded |
| Kilombero weaver | Ploceus burnieri | Ploceidae | Vulnerable | 18 g | Not recorded |
| Rüppell's weaver | Ploceus galbula | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 21.7 g | Not recorded |
| Vieillot's black weaver | Ploceus nigerrimus | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 34.3 g | Not recorded |
| Spectacled weaver | Ploceus ocularis | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 25.2 g | Not recorded |
| Slender-billed weaver | Ploceus pelzelni | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 12.7 g | Not recorded |
| Príncipe weaver | Ploceus princeps | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 31.2 g | Not recorded |
| Yellow-mantled weaver | Ploceus tricolor | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 36.8 g | Not recorded |
| Maxwell's black weaver | Ploceus albinucha | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 27.2 g | Not recorded |
| Dark-backed weaver | Ploceus bicolor | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 34.5 g | Not recorded |
| Northern brown-throated weaver | Ploceus castanops | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 21.4 g | Not recorded |
| Juba weaver | Ploceus dichrocephalus | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 18.5 g | Not recorded |
| Brown-capped weaver | Ploceus insignis | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 27.5 g | Not recorded |
| Little weaver | Ploceus luteolus | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 15.1 g | Not recorded |
| Olive-headed weaver | Ploceus olivaceiceps | Ploceidae | Near Threatened | 20.8 g | Not recorded |
| Chestnut weaver | Ploceus rubiginosus | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 30 g | Not recorded |
| São Tomé weaver | Ploceus sanctithomae | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 22 g | Not recorded |
| Cinnamon weaver | Ploceus badius | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 22 g | Not recorded |
| Bates's weaver | Ploceus batesi | Ploceidae | Endangered | 26.6 g | Not recorded |
| Bertram's weaver | Ploceus bertrandi | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 39 g | Not recorded |
| Kilifi weaver | Ploceus golandi | Ploceidae | Endangered | 23.5 g | Not recorded |
| Giant weaver | Ploceus grandis | Ploceidae | Near Threatened | 63.5 g | Not recorded |
| Black-chinned weaver | Ploceus nigrimentus | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 26.6 g | Not recorded |
| Preuss's weaver | Ploceus preussi | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 31.6 g | Not recorded |
| Tanzanian masked weaver | Ploceus reichardi | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 29.2 g | Not recorded |
| Fox's weaver | Ploceus spekeoides | Ploceidae | Near Threatened | 26.6 g | Not recorded |
| Loango weaver | Ploceus subpersonatus | Ploceidae | Vulnerable | 22.5 g | Not recorded |
| Compact weaver | Ploceus superciliosus | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 21.4 g | Not recorded |
| Weyns's weaver | Ploceus weynsi | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 29 g | Not recorded |
| Bar-winged weaver | Ploceus angolensis | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 26.6 g | Not recorded |
| Golden-naped weaver | Ploceus aureonucha | Ploceidae | Endangered | 26.6 g | Not recorded |
| Yellow-capped weaver | Ploceus dorsomaculatus | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 26.6 g | Not recorded |
| Lufira masked weaver | Ploceus ruweti | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 17 g | Not recorded |
| Bocage's weaver | Ploceus temporalis | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 35.8 g | Not recorded |
| Heuglin's masked weaver | Ploceus heuglini | Ploceidae | Least Concern | 22.8 g | Not recorded |
| Usambara weaver | Ploceus nicolli | Ploceidae | Near Threatened | 29.8 g | Not recorded |
| Ruvu weaver | Ploceus holoxanthus | Ploceidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ploceus melanoxanthus | Ploceidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |