Abundance: 0.07 to 41.42% (median 2.97%)

Latitudinal range: -34.0° to 31.0°

Habitats: temperate savanna (1), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (4), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (15), tropical/subtropical savanna (9), tropical/subtropical wetland (5)

Found in 34 samples

Angola: Kumbira Forest, Cangandala National Park

Bangladesh: Baikka Beel (March 2011), Tanguar (February 2012), Tanguar (March 2013)

Burkina Faso: Folonzo Village

Cameroon: Nyong River

Egypt: Burullus Ringing Station (Autumn 2005)

Ethiopia: Oromia Region (coffee captures), Oromia Region (forest captures)

Ghana: Samole (wet season)

Kenya: Nyeri County, Kakamega Forest

Madagascar: Sahambaky, Mahatsara, and Maromizaha, Réserve Naturella d'Intégrale d'Andringitra (720 m), Réserve Naturella d'Intégrale d'Andringitra (810 m), Réserve Naturella d'Intégrale d'Andringitra (1625 m)

Malaysia: Paya Indah Wetland Reserve

Nigeria: Shasha Forest Reserve (36 mm mesh), Shasha Forest Reserve (61 mm mesh), Ahmadu Bello University Farm, Jos Wildlife Park

Senegal: Dakar

South Africa: Umdoni Park, Cape Receife, Tonqani

Tanzania: Mangala Forest Reserve (pre-fire)

Thailand: Wat Phai Lom (1969)

Uganda: Makerere University Biological Field Station (unlogged), Makerere University Biological Field Station (logged), Zika Forest (inside), Zika Forest (outside)

Zambia: Copper Chalice, Kabwe

See also Ploceus 'bicolor', Ploceus albinucha, Ploceus aurantius, Ploceus baglafecht, Ploceus capensis, Ploceus cucullatus, Ploceus heuglini, Ploceus intermedius, Ploceus luteolus, Ploceus manyar, Ploceus melanocephalus, Ploceus melanogaster, Ploceus nelicourvi, Ploceus nigerrimus, Ploceus nigricollis, Ploceus ocularis, Ploceus philippinus, Ploceus sp., Ploceus spekei, Ploceus tricolor, Ploceus velatus, Ploceus xanthops