Black-billed Weaver

Ploceus melanogaster

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Ploceidae
Genus
Ploceus
eBird Code
blbwea1

Subspecies (2)

  • Ploceus melanogaster melanogaster

    mountains of far southeastern Nigeria and western Cameroon; Bioko

  • Ploceus melanogaster stephanophorus

    far southeastern South Sudan, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western and eastern Uganda, western Kenya, Rwanda, and far northwestern Tanzania

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.