title: Rüppell's weaver
text: # Rüppell's weaver
  
  Rüppell's weaver (Ploceus galbula) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae, which is native to the northern Afrotropics. The species is named after the German zoologist and explorer Eduard Rüppell (1794–1884).
  
  ## Range
  
  It is found from Sudan to Somalia and extreme northern Kenya. It is also found in the south-western Arabian Peninsula.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  In the mountains of Degua Tembien in north Ethiopia, it can be observed in bushy and shrubby areas.
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * Male at nest
  * Illustration from Rüppell, 1840
  * male, Oman
  