Speke's Weaver
Ploceus spekei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusPloceus (Typical Weavers)
- SpeciesPloceus spekei (Speke's Weaver)
Speke's weaver (Ploceus spekei) is a familiar East African songbird. The eyes are pale and the bill is on the large side for a weaver. Unlike many weavers, it has the same plumage all year. The adult male is yellow with black throat (edged rusty), face, and bill, and variable black mottling on the back. The adult female's upperparts are dull olive-gray with dusky brown streaks; the underparts are pale yellow, whiter on the belly and grayer on the flanks. The juvenile is similar but duller. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Speke's Weaver sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 328 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Holub's Golden-Weaver
Ploceus xanthops
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus
Chestnut Weaver
Ploceus rubiginosus
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Grosbeak Weaver
Amblyospiza albifrons
📅 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 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 13 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Speke's Weaver in Nairobi National Park?
About 26% of wildlife watchers report a Speke's Weaver sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 328 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Speke's Weaver in Nairobi National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Speke's Weaver in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.