Vieillot's Weaver
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Vieillot's Weaver

Ploceus nigerrimus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kibale National Park
803 Verified records at Kibale National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Vieillot's black weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in southern Nigeria to Uganda, west Kenya, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The common name is after the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot. This species was formerly considered to be conspecific with chestnut-and-black weaver (Ploceus castaneofuscus). The species were split based on the striking differences in the colour of the plumage. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Vieillot's Weaver sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 803 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park

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
Northern Masked-Weaver
LC

Northern Masked-Weaver

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ploceus taeniopterus

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

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
2 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
3 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
6 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
7 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Vieillot's Weaver in Kibale National Park?

About 42% of wildlife watchers report a Vieillot's Weaver sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 803 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Vieillot's Weaver in Kibale National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Vieillot's Weaver in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.

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