White-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis albirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusBubalornis (Black Buffalo-Weavers)
- SpeciesBubalornis albirostris (White-billed Buffalo-Weaver)
The white-billed buffalo weaver (Bubalornis albirostris) is a resident breeding bird species in most of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. This common weaver occurs in open country, especially cultivation and scrub. It is a communal breeder, building massive untidy stick nests in tree colonies, each of which may have several spherical woven nests within. Two to four eggs are laid. The white-billed buffalo weaver is large and stocky, commonly measuring 23 to 24 centimeters. The adult is mainly black with white flecking on the back and wings. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a White-billed Buffalo-Weaver sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 56 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
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis
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 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 3 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-billed Buffalo-Weaver in Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 18% of wildlife watchers report a White-billed Buffalo-Weaver sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-billed Buffalo-Weaver in Kidepo Valley National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for White-billed Buffalo-Weaver in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.