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

# Brilwever

> Ploceus ocularis — Vogels. The spectacled weaver (Ploceus ocularis) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.

- Scientific name: *Ploceus ocularis*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `urban` (Steden en tuinen), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 2124
- Wikidata: [Q769979](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q769979)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13837](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13837)

## Names

- en: Spectacled Weaver
- de: Brillenweber
- es: Tejedor de Anteojos
- fr: Tisserin à lunettes
- nl: Brilwever
- pt: Tecelão-de-lunetas
- pl: Wikłacz okularowy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1287), KE (157), TZ (99), ZM (66), MW (59), ZW (58), UG (41), ET (39), MZ (39), AO (30), RW (26), BW (19)

## Summary

The spectacled weaver (Ploceus ocularis) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found widely in woodland, forest edge and gardens of central, eastern and south-eastern Africa, but is absent from the most arid regions (such as the Karoo) and dense, primary rainforest. This common species breeds in solitary pairs, and both sexes are bright yellow, have an olive-yellow back, black "spectacles" and pale eyes. The male has a black throat.

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

## Photo

![Brilwever](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spectacled-weaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/117495612

## Machine access

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