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Sporopipes frontalis

Speckle-fronted Weaver


Sporopipes frontalis

(Daudin, FM, 1800)
El Moteado de Frente Tejedor
Family: Ploceidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Loxia frontalis.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


The speckle-fronted weaver (Sporopipes frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
It is found in Africa from Mauritania and Gambia in the west to Ethiopia and Tanzania in the east.
Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

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





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
225896027/01/2025UgandaNorthern RegionPakuba Safari Lodge1Julian Uriel Collado
225996626/01/2025UgandaNorthern RegionPakuba Safari Lodge1Silvina Collado
225995126/01/2025UgandaNorthern RegionMurchison Falls Np--pakuba4Silvina Collado
225891926/01/2025UgandaNorthern RegionPakuba Safari Lodge1Julian Uriel Collado
225890426/01/2025UgandaNorthern RegionMurchison Falls Np--pakuba4Julian Uriel Collado
97217903/08/2019UgandaNorthern RegionKidepo Valley National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
102884801/08/2019UgandaWestern RegionMurchinson Falls National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
110976022/06/2018UgandaCentral RegionMunchinson Falls National ParkEugenia Boggiano
8127610/09/2012TanzaniaArushaParque Nacional Lago ManyaraCarlos Villa
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Speckle-fronted Weaver (Sporopipes frontalis) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.