Slender-billed Weaver
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Slender-billed Weaver

Ploceus pelzelni

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Virunga National Park
390 Verified records at Virunga National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The slender-billed weaver (Ploceus pelzelni) is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It is sparsely distributed across equatorial Africa, namely along the shoreline of the Gulf of Guinea and Congo River and the Lake Victoria region. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Slender-billed Weaver sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 390 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Baglafecht Weaver
LC

Baglafecht Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus baglafecht

30–40% · Possible
Black-headed Weaver
LC

Black-headed Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus melanocephalus

20–30% · Possible
Village Weaver
LC

Village Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus cucullatus

10–20% · With luck
Brown-capped Weaver
LC

Brown-capped Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus insignis

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

Black-necked Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus nigricollis

10–20% · With luck
Strange Weaver
LC

Strange Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus alienus

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

Black-billed Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus melanogaster

10–20% · With luck
Holub's Golden-Weaver
LC

Holub's Golden-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus xanthops

5–10% · With luck
Vieillot's Weaver
LC

Vieillot's Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus nigerrimus

5–10% · With luck
Spectacled Weaver
LC

Spectacled Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus ocularis

5–10% · With luck
Lesser Masked-Weaver
LC

Lesser Masked-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus intermedius

<5% · Rare
Compact Weaver
LC

Compact Weaver

Bird

Ploceus superciliosus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
<5
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 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
2 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
4 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
5 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
6 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
7 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
9 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
11 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Slender-billed Weaver in Virunga National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Slender-billed Weaver sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 390 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Slender-billed Weaver in Virunga National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Slender-billed Weaver in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.

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