Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

Your sightings

Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

Highlight taxa in a checklist (shown in red)
none African Bird Club Checklist 2004 (v.?) African Bird Club Checklist August 2005 (v.?) African Bird Club Checklist March 2007 (v.?) African Bird Club Checklist January 2008 (v.?) African Bird Club Checklist May 2009 (v.?) African Bird Club Checklist March 2010 (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts (current) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 00 (v.?) Birdlife checklist version 01 (v.?) Birdlife checklist version 02 (v.?) Birdlife checklist version 03 (v.?) 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.?) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023) (v.1) Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009) (v.?) Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993) (v.?) Clements, version 2021 (v.1) Clements, version 2022 (v.1) Clements, version 2023 (v.1) Clements 4th edition (v.1) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions) (v.2) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions) (v.2) Clements 6th edition (v.1) Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions) (v.1) Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions) (v.1) Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions) (v.1) Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions) (v.1) Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions) (v.1) Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions) (v.1) Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions) (v.1) Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions) (v.1) Clements, version 2015 (v.1) Clements, version 2016 (v.1) Clements, version 2017 (v.1) Clements, version 2018 (v.1) Clements, version 2019 (v.1) eBird version 1.50 (v.1) eBird version 1.52 (v.1) eBird version 1.53 (v.1) eBird version 1.54 (v.1) eBird version 1.55 (v.1) eBird version 2015 (v.1) eBird version 2016 (v.1) eBird version 2017 (v.1) eBird version 2018 (v.1) eBird version 2019 (v.1) eBird version 2021 (v.1) eBird version 2022 (v.1) eBird version 2023 (v.1) Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16) (v.?) 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.?) IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1 (v.1) Sibley and Monroe (1993) (v.?) Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998) (v.?) Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0 (v.?) Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01 (v.1) Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02 (v.1) Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03 (v.1) Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024) (v.1)

Other related concepts

• Ploceus [capensis x velatus] (hybrid)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Kaapse Wewer, Swartkeelgeelvink
Arabic: حباك مقنع
Catalan: teixidor de vel, Teixidor vitel·lí
Czech: snovač jihoafrický, snovač žlutý
Danish: Sydlig Maskevæver
German: Maskenweber
English: African Masked Weaver, African Masked-weaver, Masked Weaver, Southern Masked Weaver, Southern Masked-Weaver, Vitelline Masked Weaver
English, HBW: Southern Masked Weaver
English (IOC): Southern Masked Weaver
English (United States): Southern Masked-Weaver
Esperanto: Vuala ploceo
Spanish: Tejedor Enmascarado, Tejedor Enmascarado Africano
Spanish (Spain): Tejedor Enmascarado
Spanish (HBW): Southern Masked-Weaver
Estonian: mask-kangurlind
Finnish: mustaposkikutoja
French: Malimbe à tête rousse, Tisserin à front noir, Tisserin à tête rousse, Tisserin masque
Hebrew: אורג דרומי, אורג מצועף
Croatian: južnoafrička pletilja
Hungarian: kaffer szövőpinty
Icelandic: Blæjuvefari
Italian: Tessitore mascherato africano, Tessitore mascherato meridionale, Tessitore velato
Japanese (romaji): mengatahataori
Japanese: メンガタハタオリ
Kwangali: Kambara
Kirghiz: кара чеке өрмөкчү
Scientific: Hyphantornis shelleyi, Malimbus velatus, Ploceus finschi, Ploceus velatus, Ploceus velatus caurinus, Ploceus velatus finschi, Ploceus velatus shelleyi, Ploceus velatus velatus
Lithuanian: Juodakaktis audėjas
Dutch: Maskerwever
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svartmaskevevar
Norwegian: Svartmaskevever
Polish: wiklacz maskowy, Wikłacz maskowy
Portuguese: Tecelão de mascarilla, Tecelão-de-máscara, Tecelão-de-mascarilla
Portuguese (Portugal): Tecelão-de-máscara-setentrional, tecelão-mascarado
Russian: Красноглазый ткач, Южный черногорлый ткач
Slovak: pletiarka škrabošková
Shona: Jesa
Serbian: Maskirana tekstor tkalja, Velika maskirana tkalja
Sotho, Southern: Letolopje
Swedish: Större maskvävare, sydlig maskvävare
Swahili: Kwera Paji-jekundu
Tswana: Talê
Turkish: Güneyli maskeli dokumacı
Tsonga: Ndzheyana
Ukrainian: Ткачик чорнолобий
Xhosa: Ihobo-hobo
Chinese: 黑额织雀
Chinese (Traditional): 南方黑臉織布鳥
Zulu: iHlokohloko