Speckle-fronted Weaver

Speckle-fronted Weaver

Sporopipes frontalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Nairobi National Park
316 Verified records at Nairobi National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Speckle-fronted Weaver sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 316 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
40–50
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
30–40%
2 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
3 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
4 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
5 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
6 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
7 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
8 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
9 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
10 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
12 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
13 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
14 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
15 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
16 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
17 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
18 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Speckle-fronted Weaver in Nairobi National Park?

About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Speckle-fronted Weaver sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 316 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Speckle-fronted Weaver in Nairobi National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Speckle-fronted Weaver in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.

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