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African Golden-Weaver

Ploceus subaureus Smith, A 1839

The eastern golden weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in eastern and south-eastern Africa. Alternative names used for the eastern golden weaver include yellow weaver, olive-headed golden weaver, and African golden weaver. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  Smith, A 1839

Reference:
   Ill. Zool. S. Afr. pt. 7 pl.A30, fig.1

Protonym:
  Ploceus subaureus

Type locality:
  Algoa Bay.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51569921

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  86BEAFA69099B36B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-86BEAFA6

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/86BEAFA6

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562331

Geographic range:

  • Ploceus subaureus [subaureus or tongensis]: southern Mozambique to KwaZulu-Natal, and eastern Cape Province
  • Ploceus subaureus aureoflavus: Somalia to eastern Kenya, eastern Tanzania, Malawi, and northern Mozambique
Source: Clements checklist
English:
African Golden-Weaver
Catalan:
teixidor daurat africà
Czech:
snovač zlatý
Danish:
Gylden Væver
German:
Goldweber
Spanish:
Tejedor Dorado Africano
Spanish (Spain):
Tejedor dorado africano
Finnish:
kultakutoja
French:
Tisserin jaune
Croatian:
žuta pletilja
Italian:
Tessitore dorato africano
Japanese (romaji):
koganehataori
Japanese:
コガネハタオリ
Lithuanian:
Žaliagalvis audėjas
Dutch:
Goudwever
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gullvevar
Norwegian:
Gullvever
Polish:
wikłacz żółty
Portuguese:
Tecelão-amarelo
Portuguese (Portugal):
tecelão-amarelo
Russian:
Золотистый ткач
Slovak:
pletiarka zlatožltá
Serbian:
Zlatna tekstor tkalja
Swedish:
guldvävare
Ukrainian:
Ткачик золотий
Chinese:
东非织巢鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
非洲金織雀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Yellow Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Yellow Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Yellow Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Yellow Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Yellow Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Tisserin jaune ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Tisserin jaune ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Yellow Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Yellow Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Yellow Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Yellow Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Yellow Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Yellow Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Yellow Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Yellow Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Eastern Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
African Golden Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Ploceus subaureus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Ploceus subaureus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Ploceus subaureus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
African Golden-Weaver ( Ploceus subaureus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ploceus subaureus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ploceus subaureus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Geelwewer
Catalan: teixidor daurat africà
Czech: Snovac zlatý, snovač zlatý
Danish: Gylden Væver
German: Goldweber, Gold-Weber, Kleiner Goldweber
English: African Golden Weaver, African Golden-Weaver, African Weaver, African Yellow Weaver, Eastern Golden Weaver, Golden Weaver, Olive-headed Golden Weaver, Yellow Weaver
English, HBW: African Golden Weaver
English (IOC): Eastern Golden Weaver
English (Kenya): Eastern Golden Weaver
English (United States): African Golden-Weaver
English (South Africa): Yellow Weaver
Esperanto: Oreta ploceo
Spanish: Tejedor Dorado, Tejedor Dorado Africano
Spanish (Spain): Tejedor dorado africano
Spanish (HBW): African Golden-Weaver
Estonian: safran-kangurlind
Finnish: Kultakutoja
French: Malimbe jaune, Petit Tisserin doré, Tisserin doré, Tisserin jaune
Croatian: žuta pletilja
Italian: Tessitore dorato, Tessitore dorato africano
Japanese (romaji): chagashirakinhataori, koganehataori
Japanese: コガネハタオリ, チャガシラキンハタオリ
Kirghiz: Африка алтынсары өрмөкчүсү
Scientific: Malimbus subaureus, Ploceus aureoflavus, Ploceus subaureus, Ploceus subaureus aureoflavus, Ploceus subaureus subaureus
Lithuanian: Žaliagalvis audėjas
Dutch: Goudwever
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gullvevar
Norwegian: Gullvever
Polish: wiklacz zólty, wikłacz żółty
Portuguese: Tecelão-amarelo
Portuguese (Portugal): tecelão-amarelo
Russian: Золотистый ткач, Золотой ткач
Slovak: pletiarka zlatožltá
Serbian: Zlatna tekstor tkalja
Swedish: Guldvävare
Swahili: Mnana Tumbo-dhahabu
Turkish: Doğulu Altın Dokumacı
Ukrainian: Ткачик золотий
Xhosa: Intletlekwane
Chinese: 东非织巢鸟, 东非金织雀
Chinese (Traditional): 東非金織布鳥, 非洲金織雀

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