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title: "White-headed Buffalo-Weaver"
description: "Dinemellia dinemelli — Birds. The white-headed buffalo weaver or white-faced buffalo-weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli) is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae native to East Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-headed-buffalo-weaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

> Dinemellia dinemelli — Birds. The white-headed buffalo weaver or white-faced buffalo-weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli) is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae native to East Africa.

- Scientific name: *Dinemellia dinemelli*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows), `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 1596
- Wikidata: [Q997389](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q997389)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14087](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14087)

## Names

- en: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
- de: Starweber
- es: Bufalero Cabeciblanco
- fr: Alecto à tête blanche
- nl: Witkopbuffelwever
- pt: Tecelão-de-cabeça-branca
- pl: Bawolik białogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

TZ (759), KE (497), ET (109), SO (10), UG (10)

## Summary

The white-headed buffalo weaver or white-faced buffalo-weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli) is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae native to East Africa. The buffalo part of its name derives from its habit of following the African buffalo, feeding on disturbed insects. Two subspecies are recognized.

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

## Photo

![White-headed Buffalo-Weaver](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-headed-buffalo-weaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/381169761

## Machine access

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