Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

Your sightings

Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

Highlight taxa in a checklist (shown in red)
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Birdlife checklist version 04 (v.?) Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012) (v.?) Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012) (v.?) Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013) (v.?) Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014) (v.?) Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014) (v.?) Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015) (v.?) Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016) (v.?) Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017) (v.?) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017) (v.?) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018) (v.?) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019) (v.?) 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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015) (v.?) Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017) (v.?) Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017) (v.?) Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018) (v.?) IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0 (v.?) IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1 (v.?) IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5 (v.?) IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6 (v.?) IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7 (v.?) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0 (v.?) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1 (v.?) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2 (v.?) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3 (v.?) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4 (v.?) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5 (v.?) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6 (v.?) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7 (v.?) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8 (v.?) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9 (v.?) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10 (v.?) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11 (v.?) 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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Catalan: teixidor del llac Tanganika
Czech: snovač tanzanský
Danish: Tanzania Maskevæver, Tanzaniamaskevæver
German: Reichardweber, Reichard-Weber
English: Lake Lufira Weaver, Lake Tanganyika Weaver, Lufira Masked Weaver, Lufira Masked-Weaver, Tanganika Masked Weaver, Tanganyika Masked Weaver, Tanganyika Masked-Weaver, Tanzania Masked Weaver, Tanzania Masked-Weaver, Tanzanian Masked Weaver
English, HBW: Tanzanian Masked Weaver
English (IOC): Tanzanian Masked Weaver
English (United States): Tanganyika Masked-Weaver
Esperanto: Reichard-a ploceo
Spanish: Tejedor de Reichard, Tejedor de Tanzania, Tjedor de Reichard
Spanish (Spain): Tjedor de Reichard
Spanish (HBW): Tanganyika Masked-Weaver
Estonian: soo-kangurlind
Finnish: tansaniannaamiokutoja
French: Malimbe de Reichard, Tisserin de Reichard, Tisserin de Reichatd, Tisserin de Ruwet
Croatian: tanganjikanska pletilja
Italian: Tessitore mascherato della Tanzania, Tessitore mascherato di Tanzania
Japanese (romaji): tanzaniamengatahataori
Japanese: タンザニアメンガタハタオリ
Kirghiz: Танганьика өрмөкчүсү
Scientific: Malimbus reichardi, Ploceus reichardi, Ploceus reichardi reichardi
Lithuanian: Reichardo audėjas
Dutch: Reichards Wever, Reichard-wever
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sumpvevar
Norwegian: Sumpvever
Polish: wiklacz tanzanski, Wikłacz tanzański
Portuguese: Tecelão-mascarado-de-tanganica
Portuguese (Portugal): tecelão-de-tanganica
Russian: Танганьикский ткач, Ткач озера Танганьика
Slovak: pletiarka tanzánijská
Serbian: Rajhardova tekstor tkalja
Swedish: Tanzaniavävare
Swahili: Kwera wa Tanganyika
Turkish: Reichard dokumacısı
Ukrainian: Ткачик танзанійський
Chinese: 坦桑黑脸织雀
Chinese (Traditional): 坦尚尼亞黑臉織布鳥