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 Hwange National Park
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Scaly Weaver
Sporopipes squamifrons
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Euplectes afer
Holub's Golden-Weaver
Ploceus xanthops
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Grosbeak Weaver at Hwange 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