• Synonyms Forest Weaver, Eastern Forest Weaver
  • Old latin name for bird Malimbus bicolor

Dark-backed Weaverbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Tim Cockcroft
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Duet, song, © Tim Cockcroft
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Song, © Ehren Eksteen
    Zambia
  • 4.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 5.
    Song, © Louis A. Hansen
    Tanzania
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Dark-backed Weaver

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Dark-backed Weaver subspecies (7)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Ploceus bicolor amaurocephalusn, c Angola and s DR Congo-No
Ploceus bicolor bicolorse South Africa-No
Ploceus bicolor kerstenis Somalia, e Kenya and e Tanzania-No
Ploceus bicolor kigomaensise Angola, n Zambia, se DR Congo and w Tanzania-No
Ploceus bicolor mentaliss Sudan, ne DR Congo, Uganda and w Kenya-No
Ploceus bicolor stictifronsse Tanzania, s Malawi, e Zimbabwe, Mozambique and ne South Africa-No
Ploceus bicolor tephronotusse Nigeria to w Congo and Bioko I.-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansBosmusikant
Catalanteixidor bicolor
Chinese灰背织雀
Chinese (Traditional)暗背織布鳥
Croatiantamnoleđa pletilja
CzechSnovac dvojbarvý, snovač tmavohřbetý
DanishSortrygget Skovvæver
DutchWoudwever
EsperantoDukolora ploceo
Finnishmetsäkutoja
FrenchTisserin à front tacheté, Malimbe bicolore, Tisserin à dos gris, Tisserin bicolore
GermanWaldweber, Wald-Weber
Hungarianerdei szövőmadár
IcelandicSkógarvefari
ItalianTessitore di foresta
Japaneseニショクハタオリ
Lithuanianmiškinis audėjas
Norwegianskogvever
Norwegian NynorskSkogvevar
Polishwikłacz dwubarwny, wiklacz dwubarwny
Portuguesetecelão-de-dorso-escuro, Tecelão de dorso escuro, Tecelão-das-florestas, tecelão-bicolor
RussianЛесной ткач, Черноспинный ткач
SerbianŠumska tkalja
Slovakpletiarka dvojfarebná
SpanishTejedor bicolor
SwahiliKwera Rangi-mbili
Swedishskogsvävare
TurkishOrman Dokumacısı
Ukrainianткачик лісовий
XhosaIngilikingci
ZuluiTilongo