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Sociable Weaver
Philetairus socius (Latham, J 1790)
The sociable weaver is a species of bird in the weaver family that is endemic to southern Africa. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Philetairus. It is found in South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana. but their range is centered within the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. They build large compound community nests, a rarity among birds. These nests are perhaps the most spectacular structure built by any bird. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Ploceidae
Genus:
Philetairus
Scientific:
Philetairus socius
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Ploceidae
Genus:
Philetairus
Scientific:
Philetairus socius
Original description
Citation:
(Latham, J 1790)
Reference:
Index Orn.
1 p.381
Protonym:
Loxia socia
Type locality:
inland of Cape of Good Hope. Restricted to Warmbad, South West Africa, by Macdonald, 1957, Contr. Orn. W. South Africa, p. 156.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53510752
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
7799DC8B0CEAA782
Avibase ID:
avibase-7799DC8B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7799DC8B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562003
Geographic range:
- Philetairus socius: Namibia and Botswana to northern South Africa
Source: Clements checklist
Sociable Weaver
Catalan:
teixidor republicà social
Czech:
snovač pospolitý
Danish:
Republikaner
German:
Siedelweber
Spanish:
Tejedor Republicano
Spanish (Spain):
Tejedor Republicano
Finnish:
tasavaltalainen
French:
Républicain social
Croatian:
smeđokapa pletilja
Hungarian:
telepes veréb
Icelandic:
Félagsvefari
Italian:
Tessitore sociale
Japanese (romaji):
shakaihataori
Japanese:
シャカイハタオリ
Lithuanian:
Bendruomeninis audėjas
Dutch:
Republikeinwever
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Blokkvevar
Norwegian:
Blokkvever
Polish:
tkacz
Portuguese:
Tecelão-sociável
Portuguese (Portugal):
tecelão-sociável
Russian:
Общественный ткачик
Slovak:
družník vrabcovitý
Serbian:
Društvena tkalja
Swedish:
kolonivävare
Ukrainian:
Магалі-снувальник
Chinese:
群织雀
Chinese (Traditional):
廈鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Républicain social ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Républicain social ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Philetairus socius [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Philetairus socius [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Philetairus socius [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Sociable Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Social Weaver ( Philetairus socius) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Philetairus socius [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Philetairus socius [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Versamelvoël, Versamelvoël (Familievoël)
Catalan: teixidor republicà social
Czech: snovač pospolitý, Vrabec pospolitý
Danish: Republikaner
German: Siedelweber
English: Common Social Weaver, Common Social-Weaver, Sociable Weaver, Social Weaver
English, HBW: Sociable Weaver
English (IOC): Sociable Weaver
English (United States): Sociable Weaver
English (South Africa): Sociable Weaver
Spanish: Tejedor Republicano, Tejedor Sociable
Spanish (Spain): Tejedor Republicano
Spanish (HBW): Social Weaver
Estonian: ühis-kangurlind
Finnish: Tasavaltalainen
French: Moineau-tisserin social, Républicain social
Croatian: smeđokapa pletilja
Hungarian: telepes veréb
Icelandic: Félagsvefari
Italian: Passero repubblicano, Tessitore sociale
Japanese (romaji): shakaihataori, shakaihataoridori
Japanese: シャカイハタオリ, シャカイハタオリドリ
Kirghiz: кадимки үйүрчүл өрмөкчү
Scientific: Loxia gregaria, Loxia patersoni, Loxia socia, Philetaerus lepidus, Philetairus lepidus, Philetairus socius, Philetairus socius eremnus, Philetairus socius geminus, Philetairus socius socius, Ploceus patersoni
Lithuanian: Bendruomeninis audėjas
Dutch: Republikeinwever
Norwegian Nynorsk: Blokkvevar
Norwegian: Blokkvever
Sotho, Northern: Thantlagane
Polish: tkacz, Tkacz towarzyski
Portuguese: Tecelão-sociável
Portuguese (Portugal): tecelão-sociável
Russian: Общественный ткачик, Обыкновенный Африканский общественный ткач, Обыкновенный общественный ткач
Slovak: družník vrabcovitý
Serbian: Društvena tkalja
Swedish: kolonivävare, Social vävare
Tswana: Kgwêrêrê
Turkish: Sosyal dokumacı
Ukrainian: Магалі-снувальник
Chinese: 群织雀
Chinese (Traditional): 廈鳥
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