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Ploceidae is a family of small passerine birds, many of which are called weavers, weaverbirds, weaver finches, or bishops. These names come from the nests of intricately woven vegetation created by birds in this family.
Ploceidae, songbird family, order Passeriformes, including the bishops, weavers, and their allies. The approximately 120 species in this group are native chiefly to Africa, but several have been introduced elsewhere. Ploceids are small, compact birds with short, stout bills.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Ploceidae is a family of small passerine birds, many of which are called weavers, weaverbirds, weaver finches and bishops. These names come from the nests of intricately woven vegetation created by birds in this family.
In the true weaver family, Ploceidae (order Passeriformes), are the 57 species of the genus Ploceus, which are often divided under group names, such as masked weavers and golden weavers. All are small insectivores that breed colonially; most inhabit hot, dry country.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mar 4, 2020 · Weavers and Allies (Ploceidae), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.plocei1.01
- David W. Winkler, Shawn M. Billerman, Irby J. Lovette
- 2020
May 27, 2024 · The scientific name for the weaver family is Ploceidae. It is derived from the ancient Greek word plokeus, meaning weaver. The family also includes bishops, widowbirds, and queleas, but weavers make up the bulk of the species. The genus Ploceus is the most populous with some 60 or so species alone.
Ploceus is a genus of birds in the weaver family, Ploceidae. They are native to the Indomalayan and Afrotropical realms.
