Strange weaver

{{Short description|Species of bird}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Strange weaver

| image = Strange weaver.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=Ploceus alienus |volume=2016 |page=e.T22718799A94597324 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718799A94597324.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| genus = Ploceus

| species = alienus

| authority = (Sharpe, 1902)

| synonyms =

}}

The strange weaver (Ploceus alienus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.

It is found in the Albertine Rift montane forests.