Dark-backed Weaver / Ploceus bicolor
| Dark-backed Weaver bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Forest Weaver, Eastern Forest Weaver |
| Old latin name for bird | Malimbus bicolor |
| Order | Perching birds / Passeriformes |
| Family | Weavers, Widowbirds / Ploceidae |
| Genus | Ploceus |
| Breeding region | Africa |
| Breeding subregion | widespread |
Dark-backed Weaver bird sounds *
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Black-necked Weaver
Tanzanian Masked Weaver
Where to see Dark-backed Weaver
Dark-backed Weaver subspecies (7)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ploceus bicolor amaurocephalus | n, c Angola and s DR Congo | - | No |
| Ploceus bicolor bicolor | se South Africa | - | No |
| Ploceus bicolor kersteni | s Somalia, e Kenya and e Tanzania | - | No |
| Ploceus bicolor kigomaensis | e Angola, n Zambia, se DR Congo and w Tanzania | - | No |
| Ploceus bicolor mentalis | s Sudan, ne DR Congo, Uganda and w Kenya | - | No |
| Ploceus bicolor stictifrons | se Tanzania, s Malawi, e Zimbabwe, Mozambique and ne South Africa | - | No |
| Ploceus bicolor tephronotus | se Nigeria to w Congo and Bioko I. | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bosmusikant |
| Catalan | teixidor bicolor |
| Chinese | 灰背织雀 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 暗背織布鳥 |
| Croatian | tamnoleđa pletilja |
| Czech | Snovac dvojbarvý, snovač tmavohřbetý |
| Danish | Sortrygget Skovvæver |
| Dutch | Woudwever |
| Esperanto | Dukolora ploceo |
| Finnish | metsäkutoja |
| French | Tisserin bicolore, Malimbe bicolore, Tisserin à dos gris, Tisserin à front tacheté |
| German | Waldweber, Wald-Weber |
| Hungarian | erdei szövőmadár |
| Icelandic | Skógarvefari |
| Italian | Tessitore di foresta |
| Japanese | ニショクハタオリ |
| Lithuanian | miškinis audėjas |
| Norwegian | skogvever, Skogvever |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Skogvevar |
| Polish | wikłacz dwubarwny, wiklacz dwubarwny |
| Portuguese | tecelão-bicolor, Tecelão de dorso escuro, tecelão-de-dorso-escuro, tecelão-das-florestas |
| Russian | Лесной ткач, Черноспинный ткач |
| Serbian | Šumska tkalja |
| Slovak | pletiarka dvojfarebná |
| Spanish | Tejedor bicolor |
| Swahili | Kwera Rangi-mbili |
| Swedish | skogsvävare |
| Turkish | Orman Dokumacısı |
| Ukrainian | ткачик лісовий |
| Xhosa | Ingilikingci |
| Zulu | iTilongo |