Northern Masked-Weaver

Northern Masked-Weaver

Ploceus taeniopterus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kibale National Park
100 Verified records at Kibale National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Masked-Weaver sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 100 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park

Vieillot's Weaver
LC

Vieillot's Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus nigerrimus

40–50% · Likely
Black-necked Weaver
LC

Black-necked Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus nigricollis

30–40% · Possible
Village Weaver
LC

Village Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus cucullatus

30–40% · Possible
Black-headed Weaver
LC

Black-headed Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus melanocephalus

20–30% · Possible
Baglafecht Weaver
LC

Baglafecht Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus baglafecht

10–20% · With luck
Spectacled Weaver
LC

Spectacled Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus ocularis

10–20% · With luck
Northern Brown-throated Weaver
LC

Northern Brown-throated Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus castanops

10–20% · With luck
Compact Weaver
LC

Compact Weaver

Bird

Ploceus superciliosus

5–10% · With luck
Holub's Golden-Weaver
LC

Holub's Golden-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus xanthops

5–10% · With luck
Yellow-mantled Weaver
LC

Yellow-mantled Weaver

Bird

Ploceus tricolor

<5% · Rare
Dark-backed Weaver
LC

Dark-backed Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus bicolor

<5% · Rare
Slender-billed Weaver
LC

Slender-billed Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus pelzelni

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
2 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Masked-Weaver in Kibale National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Masked-Weaver sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 100 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Masked-Weaver in Kibale National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Northern Masked-Weaver in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.

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