The red weaver (''Anaplectes jubaensis'') is a species of bird in the weaver family

Ploceidae Ploceidae is a family of small passerine birds, many of which are called weavers, weaverbirds, weaver finches, or bishops. These names come from the nests of intricately woven vegetation created by birds in this family. In most recent classificat ...

. It is found in southern Somalia and northeastern Kenya. This species was formerly considered as a

subspecies In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morphology (biology), morpholog ...

of the

red-headed weaver The red-headed weaver (''Anaplectes rubriceps'')''Ploceus melanotis'', described by Lafresnaye (1839) from two Senegalese specimens is invalid as the name was preoccupied. Sundevall utilized a specimen obtained by Wahlberg in November 1843 at M ...

(''Anaplectes rubriceps''). It was split from the red-headed weaver based on its distinctive plumage.

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red weaver red weaver Birds of the Horn of Africa {{Ploceidae-stub