Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Ploceidae
- Genus
- Ploceus
- eBird Code
- afmwea
Distribution
southern Angola eastward to Mozambique, southward to southern South Africa; introduced São Tomé (Gulf of Guinea)
Vocalizations
Pfano Mukwevho · CC_BY_4_0
Elliot Greiner · CC_BY_4_0
Lailah Banda · CC_BY_4_0
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.