Gray-headed Social-Weaver
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Gray-headed Social-Weaver

Pseudonigrita arnaudi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kidepo Valley National Park
64 Verified records at Kidepo Valley National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The grey-capped social weaver (Pseudonigrita arnaudi) is a sparrow-like liver-colored bird, with a pale grey crown, a dark grey bill, a whitish eye-ring, horn-colored legs, with some black in the wing and a light terminal band in the tail, that builds roofed nests made of straws, breeds in colonies in thorny Acacia trees, and feeds in groups gathering grass seeds and insects. Male and female have near identical plumage. DNA-analysis confirms it is part of the weaver family. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Social-Weaver sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 64 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
LC

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer griseus

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-spotted Petronia
LC

Yellow-spotted Petronia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnoris pyrgita

20–30% · Possible
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

20–30% · Possible
Shelley's Rufous Sparrow
LC

Shelley's Rufous Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer shelleyi

<5% · Rare
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
LC

Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser superciliosus

<5% · Rare
Chestnut Sparrow
LC

Chestnut Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer eminibey

Insufficient data
Piapiac
LC

Piapiac

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptilostomus afer

60–70% · Likely
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
LC

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus bengalus

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-billed Shrike

Yellow-billed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvinella corvina

60–70% · Likely
Sooty Chat
LC

Sooty Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmecocichla nigra

60–70% · Likely
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

60–70% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
5–10
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
2 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
3 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
4 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
6 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
7 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
8 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
9 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
10 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
11 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
12 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
13 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
14 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
15 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
16 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
17 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gray-headed Social-Weaver in Kidepo Valley National Park?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Social-Weaver sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 64 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Gray-headed Social-Weaver in Kidepo Valley National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Gray-headed Social-Weaver in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.

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