Northern Brown-throated Weaver (Ploceus castanops)
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Northern Brown-throated Weaver

Ploceus castanops Shelley, 1888

21 gWeight

The northern brown-throated weaver (Ploceus castanops) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.

Most records: Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Northern Brown-throated Weaver has been recorded at 55 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Mabamba SwampUganda887 records
  2. Kisumu WaterfrontKenya362 records
  3. Mabamba Swamp – Main channelUganda335 records
More places
  1. Entebbe Botanical GardenUganda311 records
  2. Speke Bay LodgeTanzania207 records
  3. Lake Mburo NPUganda107 records
  4. Lake Mburo NP – Boat RideUganda97 records
  5. Lutembe Bay Ramsar SiteUganda88 records
  6. Queen Elizabeth II NP – Kazinga Channel BridgeUganda32 records
  7. Murchison Falls NP – Boat trip Paraa to Victoria Nile DeltaUganda20 records

Countries and regions with the most records

UgandaKenyaTanzaniaRwandaCongo - KinshasaBurundi

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 northern brown-throated weaver (Ploceus castanops) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Uganda, Rwanda and adjacent northern Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Kenya and northwestern Tanzania.

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Questions

How big is the Northern Brown-throated Weaver?

The Northern Brown-throated Weaver weighs around 21 g.

Where does the Northern Brown-throated Weaver live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Uganda and eastern DR Congo to western Kenya and northern Tanzania. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.

Is the Northern Brown-throated Weaver endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Northern Brown-throated Weaver as Least Concern.

What does the Northern Brown-throated Weaver eat?

Main food: Seeds.

What family is the Northern Brown-throated Weaver in?

It belongs to the family Weavers, Widowbirds (Ploceidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
21 g
Habitat
Wetland
Diet
Seeds
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
69 mm
Tail
46 mm
Bill
18 mm
Tarsus
23 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: Uganda and eastern DR Congo to western Kenya and northern Tanzania

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Weavers, Widowbirds Ploceidae
Genus
Ploceus

Other birds in the genus Ploceus

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Northern Brown-throated Weaver

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