Speke's Weaver
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Speke's Weaver

Ploceus spekei

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Tsavo West National Park
2 Verified records at Tsavo West National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

Closest Relatives at Tsavo West National Park

Chestnut Weaver
LC

Chestnut Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus rubiginosus

20–30% · Possible
Village Weaver
LC

Village Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus cucullatus

10–20% · With luck
Lesser Masked-Weaver
LC

Lesser Masked-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus intermedius

10–20% · With luck
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
LC

Vitelline Masked-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus vitellinus

10–20% · With luck
Black-necked Weaver
LC

Black-necked Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus nigricollis

10–20% · With luck
Baglafecht Weaver
LC

Baglafecht Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus baglafecht

5–10% · With luck
African Golden-Weaver
LC

African Golden-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus subaureus

5–10% · With luck
Taveta Golden-Weaver
LC

Taveta Golden-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus castaneiceps

5–10% · Rare
Spectacled Weaver
LC

Spectacled Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus ocularis

<5% · Rare
Golden Palm Weaver
LC

Golden Palm Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus bojeri

<5% · Rare
Golden-backed Weaver
LC

Golden-backed Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus jacksoni

<5% · Rare
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dinemellia dinemelli

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Speke's Weaver at Tsavo West National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
3 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
4 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
5 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
6 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
7 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
8 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
9 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
12 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
13 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
14 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
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