• Synonyms Bottle Weaver
  • Old latin name for bird Malimbus ocularis, Ploceus ocularius

Spectacled Weaverbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Lars Lachmann
    Kenya
  • 2.
    Call, © James Bradley
    Kenya
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 4.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
  • 6.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 7.
    Song, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 8.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Spectacled Weaver

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion c, e, se

Spectacled Weaver subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Ploceus ocularis crocatusse Nigeria and Cameroon to sw Ethiopia, w Kenya, nw Tanzania, Angola, n Namibia and nw Botswana-No
Ploceus ocularis ocularisextreme s Mozambique and ne, e South Africa-No
Ploceus ocularis suahelicuse Kenya to Mozambique-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansBrilwewer
Catalanteixidor d'antifaç
Chinese眼斑织巢鸟, 眼斑织雀
Chinese (Traditional)眼斑織布鳥
Croatianoštrokljuna pletilja
Czechsnovač brýlový, Snovac skvrnitý
DanishBrillevæver
DutchBrilwever
EsperantoOkulvitra ploceo
FinnishValjusilmäkutoja, vaaleasilmäkutoja
FrenchTisserin à lunettes, Malimbe à lunettes
GermanBrillenweber, Brillen-Weber
Hungarianpápaszemes szövőmadár
IcelandicStraumvefari
ItalianTessitore dagli occhiali
Japaneseノドグロキンイロハタオリ, メグロハタオリ
Lithuanianakiniuotasis audėjas
Norwegianbrillevever
Norwegian NynorskBrillevevar
Polishwikłacz okularowy, wiklacz okularowy
Portuguesetecelão-de-lunetas
RussianОчковый ткач
SerbianNaočarasta tkalja
ShonaJesa
Slovakpletiarka okuliarnatá
SpanishTejedor Moteado, Tejedor de anteojos
SwahiliKwera Koo-jeusi
Swedishglasögonvävare
TsongaSowa
TswanaThaga
TurkishGözlüklü Dokumacı, Gözlüklü Dokumacıkuşu
Ukrainianткачик чорногорлий
XhosaIkreza
ZuluiGelegekle