Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser superciliosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasseridae (Passèrids)
- GenusPlocepasser (Sparrow-Weavers)
- SpeciesPlocepasser superciliosus (Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver)
The chestnut-crowned sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser superciliosus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara, from Senegal and Gambia to Eritrea, Ethiopia and western Kenya. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus
Yellow-spotted Petronia
Gymnoris pyrgita
Gray-headed Social-Weaver
Pseudonigrita arnaudi
Shelley's Rufous Sparrow
Passer shelleyi
Chestnut Sparrow
Passer eminibey
Piapiac
Ptilostomus afer
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Yellow-billed Shrike
Corvinella corvina
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver in Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver in Kidepo Valley National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.