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title: "Grosbeak Weaver"
description: "Amblyospiza albifrons — Aves. The thick-billed weaver (Amblyospiza albifrons), or grosbeak weaver, is a distinctive and bold species of weaver bird that is native to the Afrotropics."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/grosbeak-weaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grosbeak Weaver

> Amblyospiza albifrons — Aves. The thick-billed weaver (Amblyospiza albifrons), or grosbeak weaver, is a distinctive and bold species of weaver bird that is native to the Afrotropics.

- Scientific name: *Amblyospiza albifrons*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2804
- Wikidata: [Q426384](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q426384)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14064](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14064)

## Names

- en: Grosbeak Weaver
- de: Weißstirnweber
- es: Tejedor Picogordo
- fr: Amblyospize à front blanc
- nl: Amblyospiza
- pl: Brunatniczka

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (2004), KE (131), TZ (126), ZW (67), UG (60), ZM (34), MW (31), BW (29), RW (24), NA (15), MZ (13), SZ (13)

## Summary

The thick-billed weaver (Amblyospiza albifrons), or grosbeak weaver, is a distinctive and bold species of weaver bird that is native to the Afrotropics. It belongs to the monotypic genus Amblyospiza and subfamily Amblyospizinae.
They have particularly strong mandibles, which are employed to extricate the seeds in nutlets and drupes, and their songs are comparatively unmusical and harsh. Their colonial nests are readily distinguishable from those of other weavers, due to their form and placement, and the fine strands used in their construction.
They habitually fan and flick their tails.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/118133662

## Machine access

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