Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (36)
- Subspecies (4)
Adrian J. F. Craig and Eduardo de Juana
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 17, 2014
Text last updated November 17, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Texedor tiestaprieu |
| Basque | Txori ehule burubeltza |
| Bulgarian | Черноглав тъкач |
| Catalan | teixidor social capnegre |
| Croatian | crnoglava pletilja |
| Czech | snovač černohlavý |
| Danish | Sorthovedet Væver |
| Dutch | Zwartkopwever |
| English | Black-headed Weaver |
| English (Kenya) | Yellow-backed Weaver |
| English (United States) | Black-headed Weaver |
| Estonian | mustpea-kangurlind |
| Finnish | mustapääkutoja |
| French | Tisserin à tête noire |
| French (Canada) | Tisserin à tête noire |
| Galician | Tecelán de cabeza negra |
| German | Schwarzkopfweber |
| Greek | Μαυροκέφαλος Υφαντής |
| Hungarian | Feketefejű szövőmadár |
| Icelandic | Hettuvefari |
| Japanese | ズグロハタオリ |
| Latvian | Melngalvas audējputns |
| Lithuanian | Juodagalvis audėjas |
| Norwegian | svarthodevever |
| Polish | wikłacz czarnogłowy |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Tecelão-de-cabeça-preta |
| Romanian | Țesător cu cap negru |
| Russian | Черноголовый ткач |
| Serbian | Crnoglava tekstor tkalja |
| Slovak | pletiarka čiernohlavá |
| Slovenian | Črnoglavi tkalec |
| Spanish | Tejedor Cabecinegro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Tejedor cabecinegro |
| Swedish | svarthuvad vävare |
| Turkish | Kara Başlı Dokumacı |
| Ukrainian | Ткачик чорноголовий |
Ploceus melanocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Loxia melanocephala
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.175.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Guinea.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PLOCEUS
- melanocephala / melanocephalon / melanocephalos / melanocephalum / melanocephalus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Black-headed Weaver
