Gray-headed Social-Weaver
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Gray-headed Social-Weaver

Pseudonigrita arnaudi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Amboseli National Park
94 Verified records at Amboseli National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The grey-capped social weaver (Pseudonigrita arnaudi) is a sparrow-like liver-colored bird, with a pale grey crown, a dark grey bill, a whitish eye-ring, horn-colored legs, with some black in the wing and a light terminal band in the tail, that builds roofed nests made of straws, breeds in colonies in thorny Acacia trees, and feeds in groups gathering grass seeds and insects. Male and female have near identical plumage. DNA-analysis confirms it is part of the weaver family. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Social-Weaver sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 94 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

40–50% · Likely
Parrot-billed Sparrow
LC

Parrot-billed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer gongonensis

10–20% · With luck
Chestnut Sparrow
LC

Chestnut Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer eminibey

5–10% · With luck
Kenya Rufous Sparrow
LC

Kenya Rufous Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer rufocinctus

<5% · Rare
Yellow-spotted Petronia
LC

Yellow-spotted Petronia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnoris pyrgita

<5% · Rare
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
LC

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer griseus

Insufficient data
Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

60–70% · Likely
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
LC

Fischer's Sparrow-Lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eremopterix leucopareia

50–60% · Likely
Grassveld Pipit
LC

Grassveld Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus cinnamomeus

40–50% · Likely
Wattled Starling
LC

Wattled Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Creatophora cinerea

40–50% · Likely
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dinemellia dinemelli

30–40% · Possible
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
2 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
3 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
4 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
6 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
7 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
8 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
9 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
10 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
11 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
12 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
13 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
14 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
15 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
16 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
17 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gray-headed Social-Weaver in Amboseli National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Social-Weaver sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 94 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Gray-headed Social-Weaver in Amboseli National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Gray-headed Social-Weaver in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.

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