Species profile
Compact Weaver
Ploceus superciliosus
Quick answer
REMARK. — Reported for Nazinga (Portier 2002 c) and WAP Complex (Balanca et al. 2007), but not further considered as present in Burkina Faso.
- Scientific name
- Ploceus superciliosus
- Family
- Ploceidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Ploceus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Compact Weaver in your journal
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Related species in Ploceidae
- African Golden Weaver (Ploceus subaureus)
- Aldabra Fody (Foudia aldabrana)
- Amblyospiza aethiopica (Amblyospiza aethiopica)
- Asian Golden Weaver (Ploceus hypoxanthus)
- Baglafecht Weaver (Ploceus baglafecht)
- Ballman's Malimbe (Malimbus ballmanni)
- Bannerman's Weaver (Ploceus bannermani)
- Bar-winged Weaver (Ploceus angolensis)