• Synonyms Spectacled Weaver, Olive-naped/Black-necked Weaver, Black-necked or Olive-naped Weaver, Black-necked Weaver [nigricollis or melanoxanthus], Black-necked Weaver (Black-backed), Black necked Weaver
  • Old latin name for bird Ploceus brachypterus, Malimbus nigricollis

Black-necked Weaverbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, female, © James Bradley
    Kenya
  • 2.
    Begging call, © Alain Malengreau
    Senegal
  • 3.
    Call, © Martin St-Michel
    Tanzania
  • 4.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    Cameroon
  • 5.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • 6.
    Call, male, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 7.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    Cameroon
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Black-necked Weaver

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion c, e

Black-necked Weaver subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Ploceus nigricollis melanoxanthuss Ethiopia and s Somalia to c, e Kenya and ne Tanzania-No
Ploceus nigricollis nigricollise Cameroon to s Sudan, w Kenya, nw Tanzania, s DR Congo and Angola-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanteixidor golanegre
Chinese黑颈织雀
Chinese (Traditional)黑頸織布鳥
Croatiancrnovrata pletilja
CzechSnovac cernokrký, snovač černokrký
DanishSortnakket Væver
DutchZwartnekwever (nigricollis/melanoxanthus), Zwartnekwever
EsperantoNigrakola ploceo
Estonianvaljas-kangurlind
Finnishmustakurkkukutoja
FrenchTisserin à cou noir [nigricollis ou melanoxanthus], Tisserin à lunettes, Tisserin à cou noir ou T. pirate, Tisserin à tête rousse, Tisserin à cou noir, Malimbe à cou noir, Tisserin à cou noir (à dos noir), Tisserin à cou noir (nigricollis)
GermanKurzflügel-Weber, Kurzflügelweber (nigricollis/melanoxanthus), Layardweber, Kurzflügelweber
Hungarianbandita-szövőmadár
IcelandicFlóðvefari (nigricollis/melanoxanthus), Flóðvefari
ItalianTessitore giallo e nero, Tessitore collonero
Japaneseキボウシセグロハタオリ, ノドグロハタオリ(nigricollis/melanoxanthus), ノドグロハタオリ, ノドグロハタオリ (nigricollis/melanoxanthus)
Lithuanianjuodakaklis audėjas
Maltesegħasfur nissieġ ta' għonqu iswed
Norwegiansvartnakkevever, svartnakkevever (nigricollis/melanoxanthus), Svarthalsvever
Norwegian NynorskSvartnakkevevar
Polishwikłacz czarnogardły (nigricollis/melanoxanthus), wikłacz czarnogardły, wiklacz czarnogardly
Portuguesetecelão-de-pescoço-preto, Tecelào de pescoco preto
RussianЧерношейный ткач, Короткокрылый ткач, Черношейный ткач (nigricollis/melanoxanthus)
SerbianKratkokrila tkalja
Slovakpletiarka čiernohrdlá (skup.), pletiarka čiernohrdlá
SpanishTejedor de Cuello Negro, Tejedor Cuellinegro (nigricollis/melanoxanthus), Tejedor cuellinegro
SwahiliKwera Shingo-nyeusi
Swedishsvartnackad vävare, svartnackad vävare (nigricollis/melanoxanthus)
TurkishKısa Kanatlı Dokumacı, Kısa kanatlı dokumacı (nigricollis/melanoxanthus)
Ukrainianткачик короткокрилий