Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusSporopipes (Scaly and Speckle-fronted Weavers)
- SpeciesSporopipes frontalis (Speckle-fronted Weaver)
The speckle-fronted weaver (Sporopipes frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Africa from Mauritania and Gambia in the west to Ethiopia and Tanzania in the east. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Speckle-fronted Weaver sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 52 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Little Weaver
Ploceus luteolus
White-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis albirostris
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Black-winged Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus
Orange Bishop
Euplectes franciscanus
Black Bishop
Euplectes gierowii
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Cardinal Quelea
Quelea cardinalis
Red-headed Quelea
Quelea erythrops
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 17 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 18 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Speckle-fronted Weaver in Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Speckle-fronted Weaver sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 52 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Speckle-fronted Weaver in Kidepo Valley National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Speckle-fronted Weaver in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.