Ploceus

Ploceus

Bocage's weaver (P. temporalis) and Bertram's weaver (P. bertrandi) ♀
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Ploceidae
Genus:	Ploceus Cuvier, 1816
Species
About 60, see text
Synonyms
Pachyphantes

Baya weaver Ploceus philippinus- Male at nest

Taveta weaver

Taveta weaver nest

Baglafecht weavers (black and yellow) and female village weaver (pale) at a feeder

Ploceus is a genus of birds in the weaver family Ploceidae.^[1]

Species list in taxonomic order

Compact weaver, Ploceus superciliosus - sometimes separated in monotypic genus Pachyphantes
Black-chinned weaver, Ploceus nigrimentus
Baglafecht weaver, Ploceus baglafecht
Bertram's weaver, Ploceus bertrandi
Slender-billed weaver, Ploceus pelzelni
Loango weaver, Ploceus subpersonatus
Little weaver, Ploceus luteolus
Lesser masked weaver, Ploceus intermedius
Spectacled weaver, Ploceus ocularis
Bannerman's weaver, Ploceus bannermani
Bates's weaver, Ploceus batesi
Black-necked weaver, Ploceus nigricollis
Black-billed weaver, Ploceus melanogaster
Strange weaver, Ploceus alienus
Bocage's weaver, Ploceus temporalis
Cape weaver, Ploceus capensis
Eastern golden weaver, Ploceus subaureus
Holub's golden weaver, Ploceus xanthops
Príncipe weaver, Ploceus princeps
Orange weaver, Ploceus aurantius
Golden palm weaver, Ploceus bojeri
Taveta weaver, Ploceus castaneiceps
Southern brown-throated weaver, Ploceus xanthopterus
Northern brown-throated weaver, Ploceus castanops
Kilombero weaver, Ploceus burnieri
Rueppell's weaver, Ploceus galbula
Heuglin's masked weaver, Ploceus heuglini
Northern masked weaver, Ploceus taeniopterus
Vitelline masked weaver, Ploceus vitellinus
Southern masked weaver, Ploceus velatus
Katanga masked weaver Ploceus katangae^[2]
Lufira masked weaver, Ploceus ruweti^[2]
Tanzanian masked weaver, Ploceus reichardi
Village weaver, Ploceus cucullatus
Giant weaver, Ploceus grandis
Speke's weaver, Ploceus spekei
Fox's weaver, Ploceus spekeoides
Vieillot's black weaver, Ploceus nigerrimus
Weyns's weaver, Ploceus weynsi
Clarke's weaver, Ploceus golandi
Black-headed weaver, Ploceus melanocephalus
Juba weaver, Ploceus dichrocephalus
Golden-backed weaver, Ploceus jacksoni
Cinnamon weaver, Ploceus badius
Chestnut weaver, Ploceus rubiginosus
Golden-naped weaver, Ploceus aureonucha
Yellow-mantled weaver, Ploceus tricolor
Maxwell's black weaver, Ploceus albinucha
Nelicourvi weaver, Ploceus nelicourvi
Sakalava weaver, Ploceus sakalava
Streaked weaver, Ploceus manyar
Baya weaver, Ploceus philippinus
Asian golden weaver, Ploceus hypoxanthus
Finn's weaver, Ploceus megarhynchus
Black-breasted weaver, Ploceus benghalensis
Dark-backed weaver, Ploceus bicolor
Preuss's weaver, Ploceus preussi
Yellow-capped weaver, Ploceus dorsomaculatus
Usambara weaver, Ploceus nicolli
Olive-headed weaver, Ploceus olivaceiceps
Brown-capped weaver, Ploceus insignis
Bar-winged weaver, Ploceus angolensis
Sao Tome weaver, Ploceus sanctithomae
Yellow-legged weaver, Ploceus flavipes^[2]

References

↑ "Ploceus (Genus)". Zipcodezoo.com. 2010-04-27. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
1 2 3 "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 1.014)". www.zoonomen.net. 2011-01-15.

External links

Media related to Ploceus at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Ploceus at Wikispecies

Family: Ploceidae

Genus	Species

Bubalornis	White-billed buffalo weaver (B. albirostris) Red-billed buffalo weaver (B. niger)

Dinemellia	White-headed buffalo weaver (D. dinemelli)

Sporopipes	Speckle-fronted weaver (S. frontalis) Scaly-feathered weaver (S. squamifrons)

Plocepasser	White-browed sparrow-weaver (P. mahali) Chestnut-crowned sparrow-weaver (P. superciliosus) Chestnut-backed sparrow-weaver (P. rufoscapulatus) Donaldson Smith's sparrow-weaver (P. donaldsoni)

Histurgops	Rufous-tailed weaver (H. ruficauda)

Pseudonigrita	Grey-capped social weaver (P. arnaudi) Black-capped social weaver (P. cabanisi)

Philetairus	Sociable weaver (P. socius)

Ploceus	Compact weaver (P. superciliosus) Black-chinned weaver (P. nigrimentus) Baglafecht weaver (P. baglafecht) Bertram's weaver (P. bertrandi) Slender-billed weaver (P. pelzelni) Loango weaver (P. subpersonatus) Little weaver (P. luteolus) Lesser masked weaver (P. intermedius) Spectacled weaver (P. ocularis) Bannerman's weaver (P. bannermani) Bates's weaver (P. batesi) Black-necked weaver (P. nigricollis) Black-billed weaver (P. melanogaster) Strange weaver (P. alienus) Bocage's weaver (P. temporalis) Cape weaver (P. capensis) Eastern golden weaver (P. subaureus) Holub's golden weaver (P. xanthops) Príncipe weaver (Ploceus princeps) Orange weaver (P. aurantius) Golden palm weaver (P. bojeri) Taveta weaver (P. castaneiceps) Southern brown-throated weaver (P. xanthopterus) Northern brown-throated weaver (P. castanops) Kilombero weaver (P. burnieri) Rüppell's weaver or Rueppell's weaver (P. galbula) Heuglin's masked weaver (P. heuglini) Northern masked weaver (P. taeniopterus) Vitelline masked weaver (P. vitellinus) Southern masked weaver (P. velatus) Katanga masked weaver P. katangae Lufira masked weaver (P. ruweti) Tanzanian masked weaver (P. reichardi) Village weaver (P. cucullatus) Giant weaver (P. grandis) Speke's weaver (P. spekei) Fox's weaver (P. spekeoides) Vieillot's black weaver (P. nigerrimus) Weyns's weaver (P. weynsi) Clarke's weaver (P. golandi) Black-headed weaver (P. melanocephalus) Juba weaver (P. dichrocephalus) Golden-backed weaver (P. jacksoni) Cinnamon weaver (P. badius) Chestnut weaver (P. rubiginosus) Golden-naped weaver (P. aureonucha) Yellow-mantled weaver (P. tricolor) Maxwell's black weaver (P. albinucha) Nelicourvi weaver (P. nelicourvi) Sakalava weaver (P. sakalava) Streaked weaver (P. manyar) Baya weaver (P. philippinus) Asian golden weaver (P. hypoxanthus) Finn's weaver (P. megarhynchus) Black-breasted weaver (P. benghalensis) Dark-backed weaver (P. bicolor) Preuss's weaver (P. preussi) Yellow-capped weaver (P. dorsomaculatus) Usambara weaver (P. nicolli) Olive-headed weaver (P. olivaceiceps) Brown-capped weaver (P. insignis) Bar-winged weaver (P. angolensis) São Tomé weaver (P. sanctithomae) Yellow-legged weaver (P. flavipes)

Pachyphantes	Compact weaver (P. superciliosus)

Malimbus	Red-crowned malimbe (M. coronatus) Cassin's malimbe (M. cassini) Gola malimbe (M. ballmanni) Rachel's malimbe (M. racheliae) Red-vented malimbe (M. scutatus) Ibadan malimbe (M. ibadanensis) Red-bellied malimbe (M. erythrogaster) Blue-billed malimbe (M. nitens) Crested malimbe (M. malimbicus) Red-headed malimbe (M. rubricollis)

Anaplectes	Red-headed weaver (A. rubriceps)

Brachycope	Bob-tailed weaver (B. anomala)

Quelea	Cardinal quelea (Q. cardinalis) Red-headed quelea (Q. erythrops) Red-billed quelea (Q. quelea)

Foudia	Red fody (F. madagascariensis) Red-headed fody (F. eminentissima) (Comoro fody and Aldabra fody if species split) Forest fody (F. omissa) Mauritius fody (F. rubra) Seychelles fody (F. sechellarum) Rodrigues fody (F. flavicans)

Euplectes	Yellow-crowned bishop (E. afer) Fire-fronted bishop (E. diadematus) Black bishop (E. gierowii) Black-winged red bishop (E. hordeaceus) Northern red bishop or orange bishop (E. franciscanus) Southern red bishop or red bishop (E. orix) Zanzibar red bishop (E. nigroventris) Golden-backed bishop (E. aureus) Yellow bishop (E. capensis) Fan-tailed widowbird (E. axillaris) Yellow-mantled widowbird (E. macroura) White-winged widowbird (E. albonotatus) Red-collared widowbird (E. ardens) Marsh widowbird (E. hartlaubi) Montane widowbird (E. psammacromius) Long-tailed widowbird (E. progne) Jackson's widowbird (E. jacksoni)

Anomalospiza	Cuckoo-finch also called parasitic weaver (A. imberbis) (probably belongs in Viduidae)

Amblyospiza	Thick-billed weaver (A. albifrons)

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