Ploceus luteolus

Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Ploceidae/Ploceus

At a glance

Occurrence records16 106

Data sources6

Biological traits24

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Ploceus luteolus's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation8 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility16 106 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

IOC World Bird ListIOCbird checklist↗

On this page3 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources24 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF16 106 records

01Narrative

The little weaver (Ploceus luteolus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in western, central and eastern Africa.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesAmnioteDBEltonTraitsAVONET

Size & morphology13

Beak depth5.7 mm

Beak length (culmen)13.6 mm

Beak length (nares)8.5 mm

Beak width4.7 mm

Body mass14.25 g

⚠ sources differ — AmnioteDB: 14.25 g · AVONET: 15.1 g · EltonTraits: 15.1 g

Body mass (female)12.9 g

Body mass (male)13.7 g

Hand-wing index16.3

Kipp's distance10.3 mm

Secondary length53 mm

Tail length43.2 mm

Tarsus length16.7 mm

Wing length62.6 mm

Life cycle & reproduction2

Egg mass1.7 g

Litter size2.45

Diet & foraging5

Ground100 %

Invertebrate50 %

Seed50 %

Trophic levelomnivore

Trophic nicheGranivore

Habitat & environment4

HabitatWoodland

Migration1.0

Primary lifestyleInsessorial

Range size3 085 847 km²

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type16 106 records

Wild obs. + sensor16 027

Museum / vouchered30

Other49

Origin

Native1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO13 292 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy94% within 1 km

≤100 m 791≤1 km 95≤10 km 23>10 km 30

939 georeferenced · 15 088 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor16 027

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 3>10 km 2

5 georeferenced · 25 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence30

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions9 of 10 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Ann Arbor, US	11
Geneva, CH	4
Wuzhou, CN	3
Louisiana State University, Museum of Zoologylocation not on record	3
Stockholm, SE	2
Copenhagen, DK	2
Toronto, CA	2
Paris, FR	1
Chicago, US	1
Bourges, FR	1

10 institutions · 30 of 30 vouchered records shown

At a glance

Sources6 archives

Size & morphology13

Life cycle & reproduction2

Diet & foraging5

Habitat & environment4

Record type16 106 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions9 of 10 geolocated

Record type16 106 records