White-billed Buffalo Weaver
Bubalornis albirostris
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Weavers and Allies (Ploceidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The white-billed buffalo weaver (Bubalornis albirostris) is a resident breeding bird species in most of Africa south of the Sahara Desert.
This common weaver occurs in open country, especially cultivation and scrub. It is a communal breeder, building massive untidy stick nests in tree colonies, each of which may have several spherical woven nests within. Two to four eggs are laid.
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Range and habitat
Southern Mauritania to Guinea, eastward to southern Sudan, western Ethiopia, and northern Eritrea, and southward to southeastern South Sudan, northeastern Uganda, and northwestern Kenya.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: White-billed buffalo 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.
