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) [XC741237]
by Frank Lambert from Dahna Falls \u0645\u0637\u0639\u0645 \u0648\u0645\u0646\u062a\u062c\u0639 \u0648\u0627\u062c\u0647\u0629 \u062a\u0646\u0648\u0645\u0629 (near Tanomah), Tanomah, Aseer Province, Saudi Arabia (call)
R\u00fcppell's Weaver (Ploceus galbula) [XC741243]
by Frank Lambert from King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology, Rabigh, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia (call)