Compact Weaver

Pachyphantes superciliosus (Shelley, 1873)

21 gWeight

The compact weaver (Pachyphantes superciliosus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.

Busiest months: July · Most records: Uganda, Ghana, Gabon

Where and when it's recorded

Compact Weaver has been recorded at 61 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 14 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Bigodi SwampUganda174 records
Budongo Forest Reserve – Royal MileUganda101 records
Atewa – farm scrub and degraded forestGhana82 records

More places

Kibale NPUganda54 records
Atewa Range – upland forest & ridgeGhana41 records
Queen Elizabeth II NPUganda41 records
Queen Elizabeth NP – Ishasha RdUganda24 records
Entebbe Botanical GardenUganda18 records
Bigodi Ecotourism Research CentreUganda16 records
Mabamba SwampUganda15 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Uganda Ghana Gabon Kenya Congo - Brazzaville Liberia Congo - Kinshasa Angola

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The compact weaver (Pachyphantes superciliosus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Pachyphantes. It has a highly discontinuous distribution from Senegal to Liberia, east to Ethiopia and south to Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Questions

How big is the Compact Weaver?

The Compact Weaver weighs around 21 g.

Where does the Compact Weaver live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Senegal to Liberia, east to Ethiopia and south to Angola and southern DR Congo. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Ghana and Gabon.