Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work. (Exodus 35:35 KJV)
CLASS – AVES, Order – PASSERIFORMES, Family – Ploceidae – Weavers, Widowbirds
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I.O.C. 3.1 Version
Genus (11), Species (109), Subspecies
Bubalornis
White-billed Buffalo Weaver (Bubalornis albirostris)
Red-billed Buffalo Weaver (Bubalornis niger)
____ (Bubalornis niger intermedius)
____ (Bubalornis niger niger)
____ (Bubalornis niger militaris)
Dinemellia
White-headed Buffalo Weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli) by Bob-Nan
____ (Dinemellia dinemelli dinemelli)
____ (Dinemellia dinemelli boehmi)
Sporopipes
Scaly-feathered Weaver (Sporopipes squamifrons)
____ (Sporopipes squamifrons fuligescens)
____ (Sporopipes squamifrons squamifrons)
Speckle-fronted Weaver (Sporopipes frontalis)
____ (Sporopipes frontalis frontalis)
____ (Sporopipes frontalis emini)
Amblyospiza
Thick-billed Weaver (Amblyospiza albifrons)
____ (Amblyospiza albifrons capitalba)
____ (Amblyospiza albifrons saturata)
____ (Amblyospiza albifrons melanota)
____ (Amblyospiza albifrons montana)
____ (Amblyospiza albifrons unicolor)
____ (Amblyospiza albifrons tandae)
____ (Amblyospiza albifrons kasaica)
____ (Amblyospiza albifrons maxima)
____ (Amblyospiza albifrons woltersi)
____ (Amblyospiza albifrons albifrons)
Ploceus
Baglafecht Weaver (Ploceus baglafecht) by Bob-Nan
____ (Ploceus baglafecht baglafecht)
____ (Ploceus baglafecht neumanni)
____ (Ploceus baglafecht eremobius)
____ (Ploceus baglafecht emini)
____ (Ploceus baglafecht reichenowi)
____ (Ploceus baglafecht stuhlmanni)
____ (Ploceus baglafecht sharpii)
____ (Ploceus baglafecht nyikae)
Bannerman’s Weaver (Ploceus bannermani)
Bates’s Weaver (Ploceus batesi)
Black-chinned Weaver (Ploceus nigrimentus)
Bertram’s Weaver (Ploceus bertrandi)
Slender-billed Weaver (Ploceus pelzelni) by Daves BirdingPix
____ (Ploceus pelzelni pelzelni)
____ (Ploceus pelzelni monacha)
Loango Weaver (Ploceus subpersonatus)
Little Weaver (Ploceus luteolus)
____ (Ploceus luteolus luteolus)
____ (Ploceus luteolus kavirondensis)
Spectacled Weaver (Ploceus ocularis)
____ (Ploceus ocularis crocatus)
____ (Ploceus ocularis suahelicus)
____ (Ploceus ocularis brevior)
____ (Ploceus ocularis tenuirostris)
____ (Ploceus ocularis ocularis)
Black-necked Weaver (Ploceus nigricollis)
____ (Ploceus nigricollis brachypterus)
____ (Ploceus nigricollis nigricollis)
____ (Ploceus nigricollis po)
____ (Ploceus nigricollis melanoxanthus)
Strange Weaver (Ploceus alienus)
Black-billed Weaver (Ploceus melanogaster)
____ (Ploceus melanogaster melanogaster)
____ (Ploceus melanogaster stephanophorus)
Cape Weaver (Ploceus capensis) by Ian
____ (Ploceus capensis rubricomus)
____ (Ploceus capensis olivaceus)
____ (Ploceus capensis capensis)
Bocage’s Weaver (Ploceus temporalis)
Eastern Golden Weaver (Ploceus subaureus)
____ (Ploceus subaureus aureoflavus)
____ (Ploceus subaureus tongensis)
____ (Ploceus subaureus subaureus)
Holub’s Golden Weaver (Ploceus xanthops) by Daves BirdingPix
Orange Weaver (Ploceus aurantius)
____ (Ploceus aurantius aurantius)
____ (Ploceus aurantius rex)
Heuglin’s Masked Weaver (Ploceus heuglini)
Golden Palm Weaver (Ploceus bojeri)
Taveta Weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps)
Principe Weaver (Ploceus princeps)
Northern Brown-throated Weaver (Ploceus castanops)
Southern Brown-throated Weaver (Ploceus xanthopterus)
____ (Ploceus xanthopterus castaneigula)
____ (Ploceus xanthopterus marleyi)
____ (Ploceus xanthopterus xanthopterus)
Kilombero Weaver (Ploceus burnieri)
Rüppell’s Weaver (Ploceus galbula)
Northern Masked Weaver (Ploceus taeniopterus)
____ (Ploceus taeniopterus furensis)
____ (Ploceus taeniopterus taeniopterus)
Lesser Masked Weaver (Ploceus intermedius) by Bob-Nan
____ (Ploceus intermedius intermedius)
____ (Ploceus intermedius cabanisii)
____ (Ploceus intermedius beattyi)
Southern Masked Weaver (Ploceus velatus)
____ (Ploceus velatus velatus)
____ (Ploceus velatus nigrifrons)
Katanga Masked Weaver (Ploceus katangae)
____ (Ploceus katangae upembae)
____ (Ploceus katangae katangae)
Lufira Masked Weaver (Ploceus ruweti)
Tanzanian Masked Weaver (Ploceus reichardi)
Vitelline Masked Weaver (Ploceus vitellinus)
____ (Ploceus vitellinus vitellinus)
____ (Ploceus vitellinus peixotoi)
____ (Ploceus vitellinus uluensis)
Speke’s Weaver (Ploceus spekei)
Fox’s Weaver (Ploceus spekeoides)
Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) by Daves BirdingPix
____ (Ploceus cucullatus cucullatus)
____ (Ploceus cucullatus abyssinicus)
____ (Ploceus cucullatus bohndorffi)
____ (Ploceus cucullatus frobenii)
____ (Ploceus cucullatus collaris)
____ (Ploceus cucullatus graueri)
____ (Ploceus cucullatus paroptus)
____ (Ploceus cucullatus nigriceps)
____ (Ploceus cucullatus dilutescens)
____ (Ploceus cucullatus spilonotus)
Giant Weaver (Ploceus grandis)
Vieillot’s Black Weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus)
____ (Ploceus nigerrimus castaneofuscus)
____ (Ploceus nigerrimus nigerrimus)
Weyns’s Weaver (Ploceus weynsi)
Clarke’s Weaver (Ploceus golandi)
Juba Weaver (Ploceus dichrocephalus)
Black-headed Weaver (Ploceus melanocephalus) by Daves BirdingPix
____ (Ploceus melanocephalus melanocephalus)
____ (Ploceus melanocephalus capitalis)
____ (Ploceus melanocephalus duboisi)
____ (Ploceus melanocephalus dimidiatus)
____ (Ploceus melanocephalus fischeri)
Golden-backed Weaver (Ploceus jacksoni)
Cinnamon Weaver (Ploceus badius)
____ (Ploceus badius badius)
____ (Ploceus badius axillaris)
Chestnut Weaver (Ploceus rubiginosus)
____ (Ploceus rubiginosus rubiginosus)
____ (Ploceus rubiginosus trothae)
Golden-naped Weaver (Ploceus aureonucha)
Yellow-mantled Weaver (Ploceus tricolor)
____ (Ploceus tricolor tricolor)
____ (Ploceus tricolor interscapularis)
Maxwell’s Black Weaver (Ploceus albinucha)
____ (Ploceus albinucha albinucha)
____ (Ploceus albinucha maxwelli)
____ (Ploceus albinucha holomelas)
Nelicourvi Weaver (Ploceus nelicourvi)
Sakalava Weaver (Ploceus sakalava)
____ (Ploceus sakalava sakalava)
____ (Ploceus sakalava minor)
Asian Golden Weaver (Ploceus hypoxanthus)
____ (Ploceus hypoxanthus hymenaicus)
____ (Ploceus hypoxanthus hypoxanthus)
Compact Weaver (Ploceus superciliosus)
Black-breasted Weaver (Ploceus benghalensis) by Nikhil Devasar
Streaked Weaver (Ploceus manyar)
____ (Ploceus manyar flaviceps)
____ (Ploceus manyar peguensis)
____ (Ploceus manyar williamsoni)
____ (Ploceus manyar manyar)
Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) by Nikhil Devasar – Articles
____ (Ploceus philippinus philippinus)
____ (Ploceus philippinus travancoreensis)
____ (Ploceus philippinus burmanicus)
____ (Ploceus philippinus angelorum)
____ (Ploceus philippinus infortunatus)
Finn’s Weaver (Ploceus megarhynchus)
____ (Ploceus megarhynchus megarhynchus)
____ (Ploceus megarhynchus salimalii)
Dark-backed Weaver (Ploceus bicolor)
____ (Ploceus bicolor tephronotus)
____ (Ploceus bicolor amaurocephalus)
____ (Ploceus bicolor mentalis)
____ (Ploceus bicolor kigomaensis)
____ (Ploceus bicolor kersteni)
____ (Ploceus bicolor stictifrons)
____ (Ploceus bicolor sylvanus)
____ (Ploceus bicolor bicolor)
Preuss’s Weaver (Ploceus preussi)
Yellow-capped Weaver (Ploceus dorsomaculatus)
Olive-headed Weaver (Ploceus olivaceiceps)
____ (Ploceus olivaceiceps olivaceiceps)
____ (Ploceus olivaceiceps vicarius)
Usambara Weaver (Ploceus nicolli)
____ (Ploceus nicolli nicolli)
____ (Ploceus nicolli anderseni)
Brown-capped Weaver (Ploceus insignis)
Bar-winged Weaver (Ploceus angolensis)
Sao Tome Weaver (Ploceus sanctithomae)
Yellow-legged Weaver (Ploceus flavipes)
Malimbus
Red-crowned Malimbe (Malimbus coronatus)
Cassin’s Malimbe (Malimbus cassini)
Rachel’s Malimbe (Malimbus racheliae)
Gola Malimbe (Malimbus ballmanni)
Red-vented Malimbe (Malimbus scutatus)
____ (Malimbus scutatus scutatus)
____ (Malimbus scutatus scutopartitus)
Ibadan Malimbe (Malimbus ibadanensis)
Blue-billed Malimbe (Malimbus nitens)
Red-headed Malimbe (Malimbus rubricollis)
____ (Malimbus rubricollis bartletti)
____ (Malimbus rubricollis nigeriae)
____ (Malimbus rubricollis rubricollis)
____ (Malimbus rubricollis rufovelatus)
____ (Malimbus rubricollis praedi)
Red-bellied Malimbe (Malimbus erythrogaster)
Crested Malimbe (Malimbus malimbicus)
____ (Malimbus malimbicus nigrifrons)
____ (Malimbus malimbicus malimbicus)
Anaplectes
Red-headed Weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps)
____ (Anaplectes rubriceps leuconotos)
____ (Anaplectes rubriceps jubaensis)
____ (Anaplectes rubriceps rubriceps)
Quelea
Cardinal Quelea (Quelea cardinalis) ©©kibuyu
____ (Quelea cardinalis cardinalis)
____ (Quelea cardinalis rhodesiae)
Red-headed Quelea (Quelea erythrops) ©©
Red-billed Quelea (Quelea quelea) ©©JoMar – Article
____ (Quelea quelea quelea)
____ (Quelea quelea aethiopica)
____ (Quelea quelea lathamii)
Foudia
Red Fody (Foudia madagascariensis) by Bob-Nan
Comoros Fody (Foudia eminentissima)
____ (Foudia eminentissima cosobrina)
____ (Foudia eminentissima anjuanensis)
____ (Foudia eminentissima eminentissima)
____ (Foudia eminentissima algondae)
Aldabra Fody (Foudia aldabrana)
Forest Fody (Foudia omissa)
Mauritius Fody (Foudia rubra)
Seychelles Fody (Foudia sechellarum)
Rodrigues Fody (Foudia flavicans)
Brachycope
Bob-tailed Weaver (Brachycope anomala)
Euplectes
Yellow-crowned Bishop (Euplectes afer)
____ (Euplectes afer strictus)
____ (Euplectes afer afer)
____ (Euplectes afer ladoensis)
____ (Euplectes afer taha)
Fire-fronted Bishop (Euplectes diadematus)
Black Bishop (Euplectes gierowii)
____ (Euplectes gierowii ansorgei)
____ (Euplectes gierowii friederichseni)
____ (Euplectes gierowii gierowii)
Zanzibar Red Bishop (Euplectes nigroventris)
Black-winged Red Bishop (Euplectes hordeaceus)
____ (Euplectes hordeaceus hordeaceus)
____ (Euplectes hordeaceus craspedopterus)
Southern Red Bishop (Euplectes orix)
____ (Euplectes orix nigrifrons)
____ (Euplectes orix sundevalli)
____ (Euplectes orix orix)
____ (Euplectes orix turgidus)
Northern Red Bishop (Euplectes franciscanus) by Ray
____ (Euplectes franciscanus franciscanus)
____ (Euplectes franciscanus pusillus)
Golden-backed Bishop (Euplectes aureus)
Yellow Bishop (Euplectes capensis) by Bob-Nan
____ (Euplectes capensis phoenicomerus)
____ (Euplectes capensis xanthomelas)
____ (Euplectes capensis angolensis)
____ (Euplectes capensis crassirostris)
____ (Euplectes capensis approximans)
____ (Euplectes capensis capensis)
____ (Euplectes capensis macrorhynchus)
Fan-tailed Widowbird (Euplectes axillaris)
____ (Euplectes axillaris bocagei)
____ (Euplectes axillaris traversii)
____ (Euplectes axillaris phoeniceus)
____ (Euplectes axillaris zanzibaricus)
____ (Euplectes axillaris quanzae)
____ (Euplectes axillaris axillaris)
Yellow-mantled Widowbird (Euplectes macroura)
____ (Euplectes macroura macrocercus)
____ (Euplectes macroura macroura)
____ (Euplectes macroura conradsi)
Marsh Widowbird (Euplectes hartlaubi)
____ (Euplectes hartlaubi humeralis)
____ (Euplectes hartlaubi hartlaubi)
Montane Widowbird (Euplectes psammacromius)
White-winged Widowbird (Euplectes albonotatus)
____ (Euplectes albonotatus eques)
____ (Euplectes albonotatus asymmetrurus)
____ (Euplectes albonotatus albonotatus)
Red-collared Widowbird (Euplectes ardens)
____ (Euplectes ardens laticauda)
____ (Euplectes ardens suahelicus)
____ (Euplectes ardens ardens)
Long-tailed Widowbird (Euplectes progne)
____ (Euplectes progne delamerei)
____ (Euplectes progne delacouri)
____ (Euplectes progne progne)
Jackson’s Widowbird (Euplectes jacksoni)
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Baya Weaver – The Model Church by ajmithra
Birds the Engineers… by ajmithra
Master Builder’s Master Builders by ajmithra
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