---
title: "Cape Weaver"
description: "Ploceus capensis — Birds. The Cape weaver (Ploceus capensis) is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae, found in southern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/cape-weaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cape Weaver

> Ploceus capensis — Birds. The Cape weaver (Ploceus capensis) is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae, found in southern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Ploceus capensis*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 7697
- Wikidata: [Q938163](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q938163)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13801](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13801)

## Names

- en: Cape Weaver
- de: Kapweber
- es: Tejedor de El Cabo
- fr: Tisserin du Cap
- nl: Kaapse wever
- pt: Tecelão-do-cabo
- pl: Wikłacz złotolicy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (7257), SZ (27), LS (8)

## Summary

The Cape weaver (Ploceus capensis) is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae, found in southern Africa.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_weaver

## Photo

![Cape Weaver](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cape-weaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: o2k · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64187407

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cape-weaver?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).