Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusAnaplectes (Red-headed Weavers)
- SpeciesAnaplectes rubriceps (Red-headed Weaver)
The red-headed weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is placed in the monotypic genus Anaplectes and is found throughout the Afrotropics. The red-headed weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps) is a bird commonly found in eastern and southern Africa in countries such as Zambia, Zimbabwe and most of Mozambique and Botswana. They frequent savanna biomes as well as bushland and other wooded areas. At this time the species trend is stable and the population is concentrated and not fragmented into different regions. Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Red-headed Weaver sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Gonarezhou National Park
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Holub's Golden-Weaver
Ploceus xanthops
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-headed Weaver in Gonarezhou National Park?
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-headed Weaver sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-headed Weaver in Gonarezhou National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Red-headed Weaver in Gonarezhou National Park in our monthly data.