Southern Masked Weaver
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Southern Masked Weaver

Ploceus velatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Moremi Game Reserve
148 Verified records at Moremi Game Reserve
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The southern masked weaver (Ploceus velatus), or African masked weaver, is a resident breeding bird species common throughout southern Africa. This weaver is very widespread and found in a wide range of habitats, including shrubland, savanna, grassland, open woodland, inland wetlands and semi-desert areas. It also occurs in sub-urban gardens and parks. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Masked Weaver sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 148 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve

Holub's Golden-Weaver
LC

Holub's Golden-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus xanthops

5–10% · With luck
Village Weaver
LC

Village Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus cucullatus

<5% · Rare
Lesser Masked-Weaver
LC

Lesser Masked-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus intermedius

<5% · Rare
Southern Brown-throated Weaver
LC

Southern Brown-throated Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus xanthopterus

<5% · Rare
Spectacled Weaver
LC

Spectacled Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus ocularis

<5% · Rare
Chestnut Weaver
LC

Chestnut Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus rubiginosus

Insufficient data
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bubalornis niger

30–40% · Possible
Red-billed Quelea
LC

Red-billed Quelea

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Quelea quelea

10–20% · With luck
Red-headed Weaver
LC

Red-headed Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anaplectes rubriceps

5–10% · With luck
Scaly Weaver
LC

Scaly Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporopipes squamifrons

5–10% · With luck
Fan-tailed Widowbird
LC

Fan-tailed Widowbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes axillaris

5–10% · With luck
Grosbeak Weaver
LC

Grosbeak Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amblyospiza albifrons

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
2 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
3 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
4 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
5 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
6 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
8 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
9 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
10 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
11 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
12 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
13 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
14 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
15 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
16 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
17 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
18 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
5–10%
19 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
20 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
<5%
21 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Masked Weaver in Moremi Game Reserve?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Masked Weaver sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 148 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Masked Weaver in Moremi Game Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Southern Masked Weaver in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.

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