Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusBubalornis (Black Buffalo-Weavers)
- SpeciesBubalornis niger (Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver)
The red-billed buffalo weaver (Bubalornis niger) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa. Its natural habitat is the dry savanna. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park
Speke's Weaver
Ploceus spekei
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
Long-tailed Widow-bird
Euplectes progne
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Grosbeak Weaver
Amblyospiza albifrons
Golden-backed Weaver
Ploceus jacksoni
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver at Lake Nakuru National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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