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title: "Sociable Weaver"
description: "Philetairus socius — Uccelli. The sociable weaver (Philetairus socius) is a species of bird in the weaver family, endemic to Southern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/sociable-weaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sociable Weaver

> Philetairus socius — Uccelli. The sociable weaver (Philetairus socius) is a species of bird in the weaver family, endemic to Southern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Philetairus socius*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana), `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 2163
- Wikidata: [Q738345](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738345)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13956](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13956)

## Names

- en: Sociable Weaver
- de: Siedelweber
- es: Tejedor republicano
- fr: Républicain social
- nl: Republikeinwever
- pt: Tecelão-sociável
- pl: Tkacz

## Countries with the most observations

NA (1042), ZA (1020), BW (50)

## Summary

The sociable weaver (Philetairus socius) is a species of bird in the weaver family, endemic to Southern Africa. It is the only species in its genus Philetairus. It is found in South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana, but its range is centered within the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. The species builds large, compound, community nests, a rarity among birds. These nests are perhaps the most spectacular structure built by any bird.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Nogga_Eugene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/224599079

## Machine access

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