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Ploceus melanogaster

Black-billed Weaver


Ploceus melanogaster

Shelley, GE, 1887
Tejedor Piquinegro
Family: Ploceidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


The black-billed weaver (Ploceus melanogaster) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It has multiple isolated elevated populations across sub-Saharan Africa : the Western High Plateau, the Albertine Rift montane forests and the East African montane forests.

Source: Wikipedia, article Ploceus melanogaster. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Count: 2

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Photography ID: 360445
 Bwindi National Park
Western Region
Uganda
07/27/2019
Diego Oscar
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Photography ID: 150161
  Adult
Reserva Kakamega
Central
Kenya
02/14/2015
Susana Gomez


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
112350127/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionBwindi National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
95993527/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionBwindi National Park1Diego Oscar
43540614/02/2015KenyaCentralReserva KakamegaSusana Gomez
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-billed Weaver (Ploceus melanogaster) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.