巧织雀属，或称寡妇鸟属，是雀形目织布鸟科的一类鸟。它们全部生活在撒哈拉以南的非洲。属内的鸟可能都是一夫多妻。

此属包括以下物种（以分类法为序）：

Euplectes is a genus of passerine bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It contains the bishops and widowbirds. They are all native to Africa south of the Sahara. It is believed that all birds in the genus are probably polygynous.

It contains the following species in taxonomic order: