Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Weavers and Allies (Ploceidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The speckle-fronted weaver (Sporopipes frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
It is found in Africa from Mauritania and Gambia in the west to Ethiopia and Tanzania in the east.
Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Speckle-fronted weaver
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
