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title: "Lesser Masked Weaver"
description: "Ploceus intermedius — Birds. The lesser masked weaver (Ploceus intermedius) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/lesser-masked-weaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lesser Masked Weaver

> Ploceus intermedius — Birds. The lesser masked weaver (Ploceus intermedius) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.

- Scientific name: *Ploceus intermedius*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 2094
- Wikidata: [Q842532](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q842532)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13842](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13842)

## Names

- en: Lesser Masked Weaver
- de: Cabanisweber
- es: Tejedor Intermedio
- fr: Tisserin intermédiaire
- nl: Kleine textorwever
- pt: Tecelão-pequeno-de-mascarilha
- pl: Wikłacz sawannowy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (968), TZ (198), NA (160), KE (118), BW (76), UG (58), ZW (36), MZ (31), ZM (27), MW (22), AO (15), SZ (10)

## Summary

The lesser masked weaver (Ploceus intermedius) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It builds its nests in large colonies, often alongside the village weaver and sometimes the red-billed buffalo weaver. This species is commonly parasitised by the Diederik cuckoo. It is found in eastern, south-eastern and southern Africa.

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

## Photo

![Lesser Masked Weaver](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-masked-weaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: Erwin Sieben · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/318142664

## Machine access

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