---
title: "Goudwever"
description: "Ploceus subaureus — Vogels. The eastern golden weaver (Ploceus subaureus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/african-golden-weaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Goudwever

> Ploceus subaureus — Vogels. The eastern golden weaver (Ploceus subaureus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.

- Scientific name: *Ploceus subaureus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 1265
- Wikidata: [Q775228](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q775228)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13836](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13836)

## Names

- en: African Golden-Weaver
- de: Goldweber
- es: Tejedor dorado africano
- fr: Tisserin jaune
- nl: Goudwever
- pt: Tecelão-amarelo
- pl: Wikłacz żółty

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (832), TZ (183), KE (61), MZ (21), SZ (12), MW (10)

## Summary

The eastern golden weaver (Ploceus subaureus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
It is found in eastern and south-eastern Africa. Alternative names used for the eastern golden weaver include yellow weaver, olive-headed golden weaver, and African golden weaver.

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

## Photo

![Goudwever](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/african-golden-weaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dave Brown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64095070

## Machine access

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