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

Pseudonigrita arnaudi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Lake Manyara National Park
1 Verified records at Lake Manyara National Park
☀️ 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 →

Closest Relatives at Lake Manyara National Park

Yellow-spotted Petronia
LC

Yellow-spotted Petronia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnoris pyrgita

20–30% · Possible
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
LC

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer griseus

10–20% · With luck
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

10–20% · With luck
Swahili Sparrow
LC

Swahili Sparrow

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Passer suahelicus

10–20% · With luck
Rufous-tailed Weaver
LC

Rufous-tailed Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Histurgops ruficauda

5–10% · With luck
Chestnut Sparrow
LC

Chestnut Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer eminibey

5–10% · Rare
Kenya Rufous Sparrow
LC

Kenya Rufous Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer rufocinctus

<5% · Rare
Parrot-billed Sparrow
LC

Parrot-billed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer gongonensis

Insufficient data
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

50–60% · Likely
Northern White-crowned Shrike
LC

Northern White-crowned Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurocephalus ruppelli

50–60% · Likely
African Pied Wagtail
LC

African Pied Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla aguimp

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Gray-headed Social-Weaver at Lake Manyara National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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
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