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title: "Scaly Weaver"
description: "Sporopipes squamifrons — Uccelli. The scaly-feathered weaver (Sporopipes squamifrons), also known as the scaly-feathered finch, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/scaly-weaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Scaly Weaver

> Sporopipes squamifrons — Uccelli. The scaly-feathered weaver (Sporopipes squamifrons), also known as the scaly-feathered finch, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.

- Scientific name: *Sporopipes squamifrons*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 1070
- Wikidata: [Q280665](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q280665)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13921](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13921)

## Names

- en: Scaly Weaver
- de: Schnurrbärtchen
- es: Tejedorcito escamoso
- fr: Sporopipe squameux
- nl: Baardmanwever
- pl: Łuskogłowik rdzawoszyi

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (626), NA (283), BW (110), ZW (11), AO (3)

## Summary

The scaly-feathered weaver (Sporopipes squamifrons), also known as the scaly-feathered finch, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Nico · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/235547815

## Machine access

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