Gray-headed Social-Weaver
Pseudonigrita arnaudi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasseridae (Passèrids)
- GenusPseudonigrita (Social-Weavers)
- SpeciesPseudonigrita arnaudi (Gray-headed Social-Weaver)
The grey-capped social weaver (Pseudonigrita arnaudi) is a sparrow-like liver-colored bird, with a pale grey crown, a dark grey bill, a whitish eye-ring, horn-colored legs, with some black in the wing and a light terminal band in the tail, that builds roofed nests made of straws, breeds in colonies in thorny Acacia trees, and feeds in groups gathering grass seeds and insects. Male and female have near identical plumage. DNA-analysis confirms it is part of the weaver family. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Social-Weaver sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 501 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve
Yellow-spotted Petronia
Gymnoris pyrgita
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus
Swahili Sparrow
Passer suahelicus
Rufous-tailed Weaver
Histurgops ruficauda
Kenya Rufous Sparrow
Passer rufocinctus
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Chestnut Sparrow
Passer eminibey
Parrot-billed Sparrow
Passer gongonensis
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
📅 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 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gray-headed Social-Weaver in Masai Mara National Reserve?
About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Social-Weaver sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 501 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gray-headed Social-Weaver in Masai Mara National Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Gray-headed Social-Weaver in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.