Malimbus
- Cassin's Malimbe Malimbus cassini
This weaver occurs in forests from the Gulf of Guinea toward the Congo Basin. In north-eastern Gabon, small groups were seen in the canopy of wet and flooded forest, sometimes feeding with other bird species.
- Crested Malimbe Malimbus malimbicus
The Crested Malimbe has a red head and glossy black body and lives in forests of western and central Africa.
- Blue-billed Malimbe Malimbus nitens
The Blue-billed Malimbe has a blue bill and a scarlet patch across the throat and upper breast. In lowland forest undergrowth, it climbs branches while searching for arthropods.
- Rachel's Malimbe Malimbus racheliae
Rachel's Malimbe occurs in lowland forest around the Gulf of Guinea. Males have a red crown and black face, with yellow on the lower breast and undertail coverts.
- Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis
The Red-headed Malimbe occurs in Africa from Guinea to Kenya and uses lowland forest and secondary growth. Its identification note describes red on the crown, nape, and mantle against black underparts.
- Red-vented Malimbe Malimbus scutatus
The male is black with vivid red on the head and breast. In West African forest it searches trees for insects and also eats oil-palm nut husks. Both mates weave a pouch-like nest in palms. The species is sedentary.
- Gola Malimbe Malimbus ballmanni
The Gola Malimbe is a weaver of the Upper Guinea forest belt in West Africa. Field work in Liberia recorded it foraging high in lowland forest and joining mixed bird parties.
- Red-crowned Malimbe Malimbus coronatus
This Central African weaver searches for insects in the canopy of lowland forest. The adult male has a bright red crown patch; the female does not.
- Red-bellied Malimbe Malimbus erythrogaster
This weaver occurs in African forests and is marked by its red belly. A survey in Cameroon's Korup area recorded it relatively often in secondary forest and clearings.
- Ibadan Malimbe Malimbus ibadanensis
The Ibadan Malimbe is a weaver known only from around Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where it uses remaining forest patches.
- Cassin's Malimbe Malimbus cassini
This weaver occurs in forests from the Gulf of Guinea toward the Congo Basin. In north-eastern Gabon, small groups were seen in the canopy of wet and flooded forest, sometimes feeding with other bird species.
- Blue-billed Malimbe Malimbus nitens
The Blue-billed Malimbe has a blue bill and a scarlet patch across the throat and upper breast. In lowland forest undergrowth, it climbs branches while searching for arthropods.
- Red-vented Malimbe Malimbus scutatus
The male is black with vivid red on the head and breast. In West African forest it searches trees for insects and also eats oil-palm nut husks. Both mates weave a pouch-like nest in palms. The species is sedentary.
- Crested Malimbe Malimbus malimbicus
The Crested Malimbe has a red head and glossy black body and lives in forests of western and central Africa.
- Rachel's Malimbe Malimbus racheliae
Rachel's Malimbe occurs in lowland forest around the Gulf of Guinea. Males have a red crown and black face, with yellow on the lower breast and undertail coverts.
- Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis
The Red-headed Malimbe occurs in Africa from Guinea to Kenya and uses lowland forest and secondary growth. Its identification note describes red on the crown, nape, and mantle against black underparts.