• Synonyms Red-headed Malimbe, Red-headed or Red Weaver, Redheaded Weaver, Red-winged Malimbe, Red-headed Anaplectes, Red headed Weaver
  • Old latin name for bird Anaplectes melanotis, Ploceus rubriceps, Malimbus rubriceps, Ploceus melanotis

Red-headed Weaverbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 2.
    Contact call, female, © isaac kilusu
    Kenya
  • 3.
    Song, © Nature sounds by Simply Birding
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Call, © Dries Van de Loock
    Malawi
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Red-headed Weaver

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Red-headed Weaver subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Anaplectes rubriceps leuconotoss Mali to nc Nigeria and e to s Sudan and w Ethiopia, s to Tanzania, n Zambia and n Malawi-No
Anaplectes rubriceps rubricepsAngola to s Tanzania and s to Botswana and ne South Africa-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansRooikopwewer
Catalanteixidor cap-roig
Chinese红头编织雀
Chinese (Traditional)紅頭織布鳥
Croatianšumska pletilja
CzechSnovatec cervenohlavý, snovatec červenohlavý, snovač červenohlavý
DanishSkarlagenvæver
DutchScharlaken Wever
Estoniankapuuts-kangurlind
Finnishpunakaapukutoja
FrenchTisserin écarlate, Anaplecte écarlate, Tisserin malimbe écarlate, Tisserin malimbe à capuchon écarlate, Malimbe à ailes rouges, Républicain écarlate, Anaplecte écarlate ou A. du Juba, Malimbe écarlate, Tisserin à ailes rouges
GermanScharlach-Weber, Scharlachweber
Hungarianskarlát szövőmadár
ItalianTessitore testarossa
Japaneseアカガシラカッムリヒオドシハタオリ, アカガシラモリハタオリ
Lithuanianraudongalvis malimbas
Maltesegħasfur nissieġ ta' rasu ħamra
Norwegianrødhodevever
Norwegian NynorskRaudhovudvevar
Polishwikłacz czerwonogłowy, wiklacz czerwonoglowy, wiklacz czerwonoskrzydly
PortugueseTecelão-de-cabeca-vermelha, tecelão-de-cabeça-vermelha
RussianКраснокрылый малимбус, Красноголовый малимб, Красноголовый ткач
SerbianŠarlah crvena tkalja
Slovakpletiarka červenokrídla, pletiarka červenohlavá
SpanishTejedor cabecirrojo sureño, Tejedor de Cabeza Roja, Tejedor Cabecirrojo
SwahiliPasha Tumbo-jeupe
Swedishscharlakansvävare
TsongaNdzheyana ya nhloko ya ka phsuku
TurkishFırfır Dokumacı
Ukrainianмалімб червоноголовий