Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya (B), Oman (B), Saudi Arabia (B), Somalia, Sudan, Yemen (B).
North-eastern and eastern Sudan, northern Eritrea (including Dahlak Archipelago), central and north-eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti, northern Somalia, and southern Arabian Peninsula (south-western Saudi Arabia, Yemen, western Oman).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
R\u00fcppell's Weaver (Ploceus galbula) [XC746113]
by David Darrell-Lambert from \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0648\u062f\u0629, Abha, Aseer Province, Saudi Arabia (call)
R\u00fcppell's Weaver (Ploceus galbula) [XC744831]
by David Darrell-Lambert from Bihan, Abha, Aseer Province, Saudi Arabia (call)