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title: "Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver"
description: "Bubalornis niger — Birds. The red-billed buffalo weaver (Bubalornis niger) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/red-billed-buffalo-weaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

> Bubalornis niger — Birds. The red-billed buffalo weaver (Bubalornis niger) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.

- Scientific name: *Bubalornis niger*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 1578
- Wikidata: [Q610212](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q610212)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14143](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14143)

## Names

- en: Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
- de: Büffelweber
- es: Bufalero Piquirrojo
- fr: Alecto à bec rouge
- nl: Roodsnavelbuffelwever
- pl: Bawolik czerwonodzioby

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (661), TZ (197), KE (191), BW (180), NA (129), ZW (42), ET (29), ZM (29), AO (9), SZ (3)

## Summary

The red-billed buffalo weaver (Bubalornis niger) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa. Its natural habitat is the dry savanna.

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

## Photo

![Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-billed-buffalo-weaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/383777898

## Machine access

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