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title: "Southern Masked Weaver"
description: "Ploceus velatus — Uccelli. The southern masked weaver (Ploceus velatus), or African masked weaver, is a resident breeding bird species common throughout southern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/southern-masked-weaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Masked Weaver

> Ploceus velatus — Uccelli. The southern masked weaver (Ploceus velatus), or African masked weaver, is a resident breeding bird species common throughout southern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Ploceus velatus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `grassland` (Prati e campi), `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi), `urban` (Città e giardini), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 10591
- Wikidata: [Q787215](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q787215)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13804](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13804)

## Names

- en: Southern Masked Weaver
- de: Maskenweber
- es: Tejedor enmascarado
- fr: Tisserin à tête rousse
- nl: Maskerwever
- pt: Tecelão-de-máscara
- pl: Wikłacz maskowy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (7459), NA (967), BW (245), ZW (125), ST (84), ZM (77), MW (29), SZ (22), MZ (15), AO (9), LS (8)

## Summary

The southern masked weaver (Ploceus velatus), or African masked weaver, is a resident breeding bird species common throughout southern Africa.
This weaver is very widespread and found in a wide range of habitats, including shrubland, savanna, grassland, open woodland, inland wetlands and semi-desert areas. It also occurs in sub-urban gardens and parks.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Chuck Wilson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/254113253

## Machine access

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