Grosbeak Weaver
Amblyospiza albifrons
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusAmblyospiza (Grosbeak Weavers)
- SpeciesAmblyospiza albifrons (Grosbeak Weaver)
The thick-billed weaver (Amblyospiza albifrons), or grosbeak weaver, is a distinctive and bold species of weaver bird that is native to the Afrotropics. It belongs to the monotypic genus Amblyospiza and subfamily Amblyospizinae. They have particularly strong mandibles, which are employed to extricate the seeds in nutlets and drupes, and their songs are comparatively unmusical and harsh. Their colonial nests are readily distinguishable from those of other weavers, due to their form and placement, and the fine strands used in their construction. They habitually fan and flick their tails. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Taveta Golden-Weaver
Ploceus castaneiceps
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Euplectes afer
Chestnut Weaver
Ploceus rubiginosus
Speke's Weaver
Ploceus spekei
Black-necked Weaver
Ploceus nigricollis
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Grosbeak Weaver at Amboseli National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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