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Passeriformes / Ploceidae / Ploceus

Southern Brown-throated Weaver

Ploceus xanthopterus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (sbtwea1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Ploceus

Subspecies (3)

Ploceus xanthopterus castaneigula

far northeastern Namibia including Caprivi Strip, to southwestern Zambia and northern Botswana
Ploceus xanthopterus marleyi

far southern coastal Mozambique to KwaZulu-Natal
Ploceus xanthopterus xanthopterus

Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, and northeastern Zimbabwe

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (sbtwea1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.