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Cape Weaver

Ploceus capensis (Linnaeus, C 1766)

The Cape weaver is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae, found in southern Africa. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Oriolus capensis

Type locality:
  Cape of Good Hope.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/167/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  9526D2F3C992CD6F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-9526D2F3

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/9526D2F3


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562293

Geographic range:

  • Ploceus capensis: South Africa
English:
Cape Weaver
Catalan:
teixidor del Cap
Czech:
snovač kapský
Danish:
Kapvæver
German:
Kapweber
Spanish:
Tejedor de El Cabo
Spanish (Spain):
Tejedor de El Cabo
Finnish:
kapinkutoja
French:
Tisserin du Cap
Croatian:
kapska pletilja
Hungarian:
fokföldi szövőmadár
Icelandic:
Höfðavefari
Italian:
Tessitore del Capo
Japanese (romaji):
ke-puhataori
Japanese:
ケープハタオリ
Lithuanian:
Kapinis audėjas
Dutch:
Kaapse Wever
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kappvevar
Norwegian:
Kappvever
Polish:
wikłacz złotolicy
Portuguese:
tecelão-do-cabo
Portuguese (Portugal):
tecelão-do-cabo
Russian:
Капский ткач
Slovak:
pletiarka žltkastá
Serbian:
Kapska tekstor tkalja
Swedish:
kapvävare
Ukrainian:
Ткачик іржастощокий
Chinese:
南非织雀
Chinese (Traditional):
南非金織布鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Cape Weaver ( Ploceus capensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Cape Weaver ( Ploceus capensis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Tisserin du Cap ( Ploceus capensis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Tisserin du Cap ( Ploceus capensis) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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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 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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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 7.1:
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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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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Cape Weaver ( Ploceus capensis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Cape Weaver ( Ploceus capensis) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ploceus capensis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ploceus capensis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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

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Afrikaans: Kaapse Wewer
Catalan: teixidor del Cap
Czech: Snovac kapský, snovač kapský
Danish: Kapvæver
German: Kap Weber, Kapweber
English: Cape Weaver
English, HBW: Cape Weaver
English (IOC): Cape Weaver
English (United States): Cape Weaver
Esperanto: Kaba ploceo, Kablanda teksisto
Spanish: Tejedor de El Cabo, Tejedor del Cabo
Spanish (Spain): Tejedor de El Cabo, Tejedor del Cabo
Spanish (HBW): Cape Weaver
Estonian: aaloe-kangurlind
Finnish: Kapinkutoja
French: Malimbe du Cap, Tisserin doré, Tisserin du Cap
Croatian: kapska pletilja
Hungarian: fokföldi szövőmadár
Icelandic: Höfðavefari
Italian: Tessitore del Capo
Japanese (romaji): keapuhataori, ke-puhataori
Japanese: ケアプハタオリ, ケープハタオリ
Kirghiz: Кап өрмөкчүсү
Scientific: Malimbus capensis, Oriolus capensis, Ploceus capensis, Ploceus capensis capensis
Lithuanian: Kapinis audėjas
Dutch: Kaapse Wever
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kappvevar
Norwegian: Kappvever
Polish: wiklacz zlotolicy, Wikłacz złotolicy
Portuguese: Tecelão de cabo, Tecelão do Cabo, tecelão-do-cabo
Portuguese (Portugal): tecelão-do-cabo
Russian: Капский ткач
Slovak: pletiarka žltkastá
Serbian: Kapska tekstor tkalja, Kapska tkalja
Sotho, Southern: Letholopje
Swedish: Kapvävare
Turkish: Kap dokumacısı
Ukrainian: Ткачик іржастощокий
Xhosa: Ihobo-hobo
Chinese: 南非织雀
Chinese (Traditional): 南非金織布鳥

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