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Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus (Statius Muller, 1776)
The Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus), also known as the Spotted-backed Weaver or Black-headed Weaver (the latter leading to easy confusion with P. melanocephalus), is a species of bird found in much of sub-Saharan Africa. It has also been introduced to Hispaniola, Mauritius and Réunion. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Ploceidae
Genus:
Ploceus
Scientific:
Ploceus cucullatus
Citation:
(Statius Muller, 1776)
Reference:
Natursyst.Suppl. p.87
Protonym:
Oriolus cucullatus
Avibase ID:
1226BBB2A1B2E284
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/1226BBB2
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562296
Geographic range:
- Ploceus cucullatus cucullatus: Mauritania east to Chad, and south through west Africa to Bioko, northern Gabon and northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ploceus cucullatus graueri: E Democratic Republic of the Congo to Rwanda, Burundi and adjacent w Tanzania
- Ploceus cucullatus bohndorffi: northern Gabon, Central African Republic, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southwestern South Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya, and northwestern Tanzania
- Ploceus cucullatus frobenii: S Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ploceus cucullatus abyssinicus: Eritrea, Ethiopia, southeastern Sudan, and eastern South Sudan
- Ploceus cucullatus collaris: Gabon to sw Democratic Republic of the Congo and n Angola
- Ploceus cucullatus [spilonotus or dilutescens]: SE Botswana to s Mozambique, South Africa and Lesotho
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Village Weaver
Catalan:
Teixidor social
Czech:
snovač zahradní
Danish:
Stor Maskevæver
German:
Textor
Spanish:
Tejedor de la Villa
Spanish (Spain):
Tejedor Africano
Finnish:
kyläkutoja
French:
Tisserin gendarme
Hungarian:
málinkó-szövőmadár
Icelandic:
Uxavefari
Italian:
Tessitore testanera dei villaggi
Japanese:
zugurourokohataori
Japanese:
ズグロウロコハタオリ
Lithuanian:
Margasis audėjas
Dutch:
Grote Textorwever
Norwegian:
Landsbyvever
Polish:
wiklacz zmienny
Portuguese:
Tecelão-malhado
Russian:
Деревенский ткачик
Slovak:
pletiarka dedinská
Serbian:
Seoska tkalja
Swedish:
Byvävare
Ukrainian:
Ткачик великий
Chinese:
黑头织雀
Chinese (Traditional):
黑頭群棲織布鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Village Weaver ( Ploceus cucullatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Village Weaver ( Ploceus cucullatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Village Weaver ( Ploceus cucullatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Village Weaver ( Ploceus cucullatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Village Weaver ( Ploceus cucullatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Village Weaver ( Ploceus cucullatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Village Weaver ( Ploceus cucullatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Village Weaver ( Ploceus cucullatus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Tisserin gendarme ( Ploceus cucullatus) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Black-headed Weaver ( Ploceus cucullatus) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Ploceus [cucullatus or nigriceps]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
Afrikaans: Bontrugwewer
Catalan: Teixidor social
Czech: snovač zahradní
Danish: Stor Maskevæver
German: Dorfweber, Textor, Textorweber
English: Black-headed Village Weaver, Black-headed Weaver, Spottedbacked Weaver, Spotted-backed Weaver, Village Weaver, Western Village Weaver
English (Kenya): Village Weaver
Spanish: Chichiguao, Madam Sagá, Tejedor Cogullado, Tejedor de la Villa
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Chichiguao, Madam Sagá
Spanish (Spain): Tejedor Africano
Spanish (Venezuela): Tejedor de Cabeza Negra
Finnish: kyläkutoja
French: Tisserin Cap-Moor, Tisserin des villages, Tisserin gendarme, Tisserin villageois
Irish: fíodóir ceanndubh
Haitian Creole French: Madan Sara
Hungarian: málinkó-szövőmadár
Icelandic: Uxavefari
Italian: Tessitore testanera dei villaggi
Japanese: zugurourokohataori
Japanese: ズグロウロコハタオリ
Scientific: Malimbus cucullatus, Oriolus cucullatus, Ploceus cucullatus, Ploceus cucullatus cucullatus
Lithuanian: Margasis audėjas
Dutch: Grote Textorwever
Norwegian: Landsbyvever, Stor textorvever
Sotho, Northern: Thaga
Polish: wiklacz zmienny, wikłacz zmienny, Wikłacz żółtopręgowy
Portuguese: Tecelão-malhado
Portuguese (Portugal): Cacho-caldeirão
Russian: Деревенский ткачик, Черноголовый ткач
Slovak: pletiarka dedinská
Slovenian: kukavicji tkalec, Vaški
Shona: Jesa
Serbian: Seoska tkalja
Siswant: Lihlokohloko
Sotho, Southern: Letholopje
Swedish: Byvävare
Swahili: Kwera Nguya
Tswana: Thaga
Turkish: kara başlı dokumacı, Kara-başlı Dokumacı
Tsonga: Ndzheyana
Ukrainian: Ткачик великий
Xhosa: Ihobo-hobo
Chinese: 黑头织雀
Chinese (Traditional): 黑頭群棲織布鳥
Zulu: iHlokohloko
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