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Olive-headed Weaver

Ploceus olivaceiceps (Reichenow, A 1899)

The olive-headed weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Ploceidae
Genus:
   Ploceus
Scientific:
  Ploceus olivaceiceps


Original description

Citation:
  (Reichenow, A 1899)

Reference:
   Orn. Monatsber. 7 p.7

Protonym:
  Symplectes olivaceiceps

Type locality:
  Songea, near the source of the Rovuma.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32584424


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  6B5D78CE23A8FAD5

Avibase ID:
  avibase-6B5D78CE

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/6B5D78CE


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562319


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Ploceus olivaceiceps: Mountains of s Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique
English:
Olive-headed Weaver
Catalan:
teixidor olivaci
Czech:
snovač olivovohlavý
Danish:
Olivenhovedet Væver
German:
Olivkopfweber
Spanish:
Tejedor Cabeciverde
Spanish (Spain):
Tejedor Cabeciverde
Finnish:
oliiviselkäkutoja
French:
Tisserin à tête olive
Croatian:
maslinasta pletilja
Hungarian:
olajzöldfejű szövőmadár
Italian:
Tessitore testaoliva
Japanese (romaji):
kibitaihataori
Japanese:
キビタイハタオリ
Lithuanian:
Žalsvasis audėjas
Dutch:
Olijfkopwever
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Miombovevar
Norwegian:
Miombovever
Polish:
wikłacz oliwkowogłowy
Portuguese:
tecelão-de-cabeça-olivácea
Portuguese (Portugal):
tecelão-de-cabeça-verde
Russian:
Оливковоголовый ткач
Slovak:
pletiarka lišajníková
Serbian:
Maslinastoglava tkalja
Swedish:
olivhuvad vävare
Ukrainian:
Ткачик малавійський
Chinese:
绿头金织雀
Chinese (Traditional):
橄綠頭金織布鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Tisserin à tête olive ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Tisserin à tête olive ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Olive-headed Golden Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Olive-headed Golden Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Olive-headed Golden Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Ploceus olivaceiceps olivaceiceps [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Ploceus olivaceiceps olivaceiceps [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Olive-headed Weaver ( Ploceus olivaceiceps) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ploceus olivaceiceps [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ploceus olivaceiceps [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Ploceus [olivaceiceps or nicolli] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Olyfkopwewer
Catalan: teixidor olivaci
Czech: Snovac olivohlavý, snovač olivovohlavý
Danish: Olivenhovedet Væver
German: Olivenkopfweber, Olivkopfweber, Olivkopf-Weber
English: Olive headed Weaver, Olive-headed Golden Weaver, Oliveheaded Weaver, Olive-headed Weaver
English, HBW: Olive-headed Weaver
English (IOC): Olive-headed Weaver
English (United States): Olive-headed Weaver
Esperanto: Olivkapa ploceo
Spanish: Tejedor Cabeciverde, Tejedor de Cabeza Oliva
Spanish (Spain): Tejedor Cabeciverde
Spanish (HBW): Olive-headed Weaver
Estonian: jägala-kangurlind
Finnish: Oliiviselkäkutoja
French: Malimbe à tête olive, Tisserin à tête olive
Croatian: maslinasta pletilja
Hungarian: olajzöldfejű szövőmadár
Italian: Tessitore dorato testaoliva, Tessitore testaoliva
Japanese (romaji): kibaraori-buhataori, kibitaihataori
Japanese: キバラオリーブハタオリ, キビタイハタオリ
Scientific: Malimbus olivaceiceps, Ploceus olivaceiceps, Ploceus olivaceiceps olivaceiceps, Symplectes olivaceiceps
Lithuanian: Žalsvasis audėjas
Dutch: Olijfkopwever
Norwegian Nynorsk: Miombovevar
Norwegian: Miombovever
Polish: wiklacz oliwkowoglowy, Wikłacz oliwkowogłowy
Portuguese: Tecelão-de-cabeca-esverdeada, Tecelão-de-cabeça-olivácea
Portuguese (Portugal): tecelão-de-cabeça-verde
Russian: Оливковоголовый ткач, Оливковый ткач
Slovak: pletiarka lišajníková
Serbian: Maslinastoglava tkalja
Swedish: Olivhuvad vävare
Swahili: Mnana Kichwa-kijani
Turkish: Zeytuni kafalı dokumacı
Ukrainian: Ткачик малавійський
Chinese: 绿头金织雀
Chinese (Traditional): 橄綠頭金織布鳥

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