Thick-billed Weaver
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Weavers and Allies

Thick-billed Weaver

Amblyospiza albifrons

LCLeast Concern
Family
Weavers and Allies (Ploceidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

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.

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Range and habitat

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.