---
title: "Histurgops ruficaudus"
description: "Histurgops ruficauda — Aves. The rufous-tailed weaver (Histurgops ruficauda) is a species of songbird found in Tanzania."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/rufous-tailed-weaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Histurgops ruficaudus

> Histurgops ruficauda — Aves. The rufous-tailed weaver (Histurgops ruficauda) is a species of songbird found in Tanzania.

- Scientific name: *Histurgops ruficauda*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 689
- Wikidata: [Q891994](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q891994)
- iNaturalist taxon: [145332](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145332)

## Names

- en: Rufous-tailed Weaver
- de: Rotschwanzweber
- es: Tejedor colirrojo
- fr: Histurgopse à queue rouge
- pt: Histurgops ruficaudus
- pl: Sawannik

## Countries with the most observations

TZ (599), KE (58)

## Summary

The rufous-tailed weaver (Histurgops ruficauda) is a species of songbird found in Tanzania.
It is included in the weaver family (Ploceidae), but many authors included it in the Old World sparrow family Passeridae when Old World sparrows were separated from the weavers proper. It is placed in the monotypic genus Histurgops.
It is an endemic breeder in  Tanzania, but vagrants occur in Kenya too.

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

## Photo

![Histurgops ruficaudus](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rufous-tailed-weaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68404842

## Machine access

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