Lesser masked weaver

{{Short description|Species of bird}}

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| name = Lesser masked weaver

| image = Lesser Masked Weaver - Baringo - Kenya_NH8O1107 (22662509730).jpg

| image_caption = Male P. i. intermedius, Kenya

| image2 = Lesser masked weaver (Ploceus intermedius cabanisii) female Kruger.jpg

| image2_caption = Female P. i. cabanisii, South Africa

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=Ploceus intermedius |volume=2018 |page=e.T22718783A131884515 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718783A131884515.en |access-date=13 November 2021}}

| taxon = Ploceus intermedius

| authority = Rüppell, 1845

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The lesser masked weaver (Ploceus intermedius) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It builds its nests in large colonies, often alongside the village weaver and sometimes the red-billed buffalo weaver. This species is commonly parasitised by the Diederik cuckoo. It is found in eastern, south-eastern and southern Africa.