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Threatened weavers of the world

Mauritius Fody
Mauritius Fody male
Lufira Masked Weaver
Lufira Masked Weaver male

IUCN Red List categories, based on the BirdLife International 2008 list for threatened birds of the world (click here for the weaver list on their site).
BirdLife International lists 106 weavers, rather than the 117 species above, as they do not consider some taxons as full species, for instance Aldabra Fody Foudia aldabrana.

Extinct (EX)
Reunion Fody Foudia delloni (not listed on BirdLife's web)
Mordore Foudia bruante (not listed on BirdLife's web)

Extinct in the Wild (EW)
none in this category

Critically Endangered (CR)
none in this category (since 2009)

Endangered (EN)
Mauritius Fody Foudia rubra - downlisted from Critically Endangered to Endangered in 2009
Bates's Weaver Ploceus batesi
Clarke's Weaver Ploceus golandi
Golden-naped Weaver Ploceus aureonucha
Usambara Weaver Ploceus nicolli
Gola Malimbe Malimbus ballmanni
Ibadan Malimbe Malimbus ibadanensis

Vulnerable (VU)
Bannerman's Weaver Ploceus bannermani
Loanga Weaver Ploceus subpersonatus
Kilombero Weaver Ploceus burnieri
Finn's Weaver Ploceus megarhynchus
Yellow-legged Weaver Ploceus flavipes
Rodrigues Fody Foudia flavicans

Near Threatened (NT)
Fox's Weaver Ploceus spekeoides
Asian Golden Weaver Ploceus hypoxanthus
Olive-headed Weaver Ploceus olivaceiceps
Seychelles Fody Foudia sechellarum
Jackson's Widowbird Euplectes jacksoni

Data Deficient (DD)
Lufira Masked Weaver Ploceus ruweti

Least Concern (LC)
all other weavers list here of all weavers