Chestnut Weaver

Chestnut Weaver

Ploceus rubiginosus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Lake Mburo National Park
1 Verified records at Lake Mburo National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The chestnut weaver (Ploceus rubiginosus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in eastern and south-western Africa. They can typically be found in Kenya, Botswana, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Tanzania, Angola, and Namibia. Chestnut Weavers are considered locally abundant and of least concern. It is a nomadic as well as residential species that moves in response to rainfall and food availability. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Chestnut Weaver at Lake Mburo 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 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
2 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
3 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
4 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
5 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
6 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
7 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
8 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
9 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
10 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
11 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
12 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
13 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
14 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
16 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
18 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
19 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
20 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
21 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
22 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
23 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
24 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
25 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
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