Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusAnaplectes (Red-headed Weavers)
- SpeciesAnaplectes rubriceps (Red-headed Weaver)
The red-headed weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is placed in the monotypic genus Anaplectes and is found throughout the Afrotropics. The red-headed weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps) is a bird commonly found in eastern and southern Africa in countries such as Zambia, Zimbabwe and most of Mozambique and Botswana. They frequent savanna biomes as well as bushland and other wooded areas. At this time the species trend is stable and the population is concentrated and not fragmented into different regions. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-headed Weaver sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Lake Manyara National Park
Black Bishop
Euplectes gierowii
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Grosbeak Weaver
Amblyospiza albifrons
Black-winged Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus
Chestnut Weaver
Ploceus rubiginosus
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-headed Weaver in Lake Manyara National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Red-headed Weaver sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-headed Weaver in Lake Manyara National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Red-headed Weaver in Lake Manyara National Park in our monthly data.