• Synonyms Vieillot's Black Weaver (nigerrimus), Vieillot's Black Weaver (nominate), Vieillot's Weaver (Black), Layard's Spotted-backed Weaver, Vieillot's Black or Chestnut-and-black Weaver, Chestnut-and-black/Vieillot's Black Weaver, Chestnut-and-black Weaver, Black Weaver, Vieillot's Weaver
  • Old latin name for bird Melanopteryx nigerrimus, Malimbus nigerrimus, Ploceus castaneofuscus

Vieillot's Black Weaverbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, flight call, song, © Bernard BOUSQUET
    Uganda
  • 2.
    Song, © Bram Piot
    Cameroon
  • 3.
    Call, song, © Erik Eggenkamp
    Uganda
  • 4.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Ghana
  • 5.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    Cameroon
  • 6.
    Song, © Mike Nelson
    Cameroon
  • 7.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Cameroon
  • 8.
    Male, song, © Bram Piot
    Congo (Democratic Republic)
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Vieillot's Black Weaver

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion se Nigeria to s Sudan, Uganda, w Kenya, w Tanzania, s DR Congo and Angola

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
CatalanTeixidor de Vieillot, teixidor negre
Chinese大黑织雀
Chinese (Traditional)大黑織布鳥
Croatianmrka pletilja
CzechSnovac cerný, snovač černý
DanishSortvæver
DutchFluweelwever (nigerrimus), Fluweelwever
EsperantoNigrega ploceo
Estoniannõgi-kangurlind
Finnishmustakutoja
FrenchTisserin noir, Tisserin noir (nigerrimus), Tisserin noir (nominal), Malimbe noir, Tisserin noir (race nominale), Tisserin noir (nominale), Tisserin noir de Vieillot, Tisserin de Vieillot, Tisserin noir ou T. noir et marron
GermanVieillotweber (nigerrimus), Mohren-Weber, Mohrenweber, Vieillotweber
Hungarianfekete szövőmadár
IcelandicSortuvefari (nigerrimus), Sortuvefari
ItalianTessitore nero di Vieillot
Japaneseクロハタオリ (nigerrimus), クロハタオリ, オオシコンチョウ, クロハタオリ(nigerrimus)
Lithuanianpelkinis audėjas
Maltesegħasfur nissieġ iswed ta' Vieillot
Norwegiansvartvever, svartvever (nigerrimus), Negervever
Norwegian NynorskSvartvevar
Polishwiklacz czarny, wikłacz czarny, wikłacz czarny (nigerrimus)
PortugueseTecelõ preto, tecelão-preto
RussianЧёрный ткач, Болотный ткач, Болотный ткач (nigerrimus)
SerbianŠargarepasta tekstor tkalja
Slovakpletiarka cierna, pletiarka čierna (skup.), pletiarka čierna
SpanishTejedor de Vieillot, Tejedor de Vieillot (nigerrimus)
SwahiliKwera Mweusi
Swedishvieillotvävare, Vieillots svartvävare, vieillotvävare (nigerrimus), svartvävare
TurkishVieillot dokumacısı (nigerrimus), Vieillot Dokumacısı
Ukrainianткачик західний