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Black-headed Weaver

Ploceus melanocephalus
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Tejedor Cabecinegro
Tecelão-de-cabeça-preta
Family: Ploceidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Loxia melanocephala.

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Number of Photography: 9

Foto
Photography ID: 670280
 Lago Bunyonyi
Western Region
Uganda
01/11/2026
Hugo Caverzasi
Foto
Photography ID: 438375
  Adult
Reserva de Doñana
Sevilla
Spain
03/26/2021
Agustin Matos
Foto
Photography ID: 357158
  Adult
Bigodi Swamp
Western Region
Uganda
07/29/2019
Victor Hugo Michelini
Foto
Photography ID: 354942
♂  Adult
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Central Region
Uganda
07/31/2019
Victor Hugo Michelini
Foto
Photography ID: 207016
  Adult
Entebbe
Central Region
Uganda
06/15/2017
Diego Carus


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Number of Records: 27



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242332511/01/2026UgandaWestern RegionNyamunyonyi Lake Resort, Lago Bunyonyi1Hugo Caverzasi
242317307/01/2026UgandaWestern RegionEngiri Lodge y Rest Camp3Hugo Caverzasi
242316407/01/2026UgandaWestern RegionParque Nacional Reina Elizabeth2Hugo Caverzasi
242309005/01/2026UgandaNorthern RegionLago Nyabikere, Kibale4Hugo Caverzasi
225988024/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionTuraco Trails1Silvina Collado
225883624/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionTuraco Trails1Julian Uriel Collado
225868321/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth Ii Np--lion Savannah4Julian Uriel Collado
225969820/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth Ii Np--lion Savannah25Silvina Collado
225865920/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth Ii Np--lion Savannah25Julian Uriel Collado
225964719/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionBweza Lodge Mkoa wa Magharibi1Silvina Collado
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-headed Weaver (Ploceus melanocephalus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.