Gray-headed Social-Weaver
Pseudonigrita arnaudi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasseridae (Passèrids)
- GenusPseudonigrita (Social-Weavers)
- SpeciesPseudonigrita arnaudi (Gray-headed Social-Weaver)
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 Nakuru National Park
Kenya Rufous Sparrow
Passer rufocinctus
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus
Parrot-billed Sparrow
Passer gongonensis
Chestnut Sparrow
Passer eminibey
Swahili Sparrow
Passer suahelicus
Yellow-spotted Petronia
Gymnoris pyrgita
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Northern Anteater-Chat
Myrmecocichla aethiops
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Gray-headed Social-Weaver at Lake Nakuru 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
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |