Slender-billed Weaver
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Slender-billed Weaver

Ploceus pelzelni

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Murchison Falls National Park
76 Verified records at Murchison Falls National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The slender-billed weaver (Ploceus pelzelni) is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It is sparsely distributed across equatorial Africa, namely along the shoreline of the Gulf of Guinea and Congo River and the Lake Victoria region. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Slender-billed Weaver sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 76 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park

Black-headed Weaver
LC

Black-headed Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus melanocephalus

20–30% · Possible
Little Weaver
LC

Little Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus luteolus

20–30% · Possible
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
LC

Vitelline Masked-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus vitellinus

10–20% · With luck
Village Weaver
LC

Village Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus cucullatus

10–20% · With luck
Spectacled Weaver
LC

Spectacled Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus ocularis

10–20% · With luck
Lesser Masked-Weaver
LC

Lesser Masked-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus intermedius

<5% · Rare
Baglafecht Weaver
LC

Baglafecht Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus baglafecht

<5% · Rare
Compact Weaver
LC

Compact Weaver

Bird

Ploceus superciliosus

<5% · Rare
Northern Brown-throated Weaver
LC

Northern Brown-throated Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus castanops

<5% · Rare
Black-necked Weaver
LC

Black-necked Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus nigricollis

<5% · Rare
Vieillot's Weaver
LC

Vieillot's Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus nigerrimus

<5% · Rare
Golden-backed Weaver
LC

Golden-backed Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus jacksoni

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
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 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
2 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
4 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
5 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
6 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
7 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
9 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
11 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Slender-billed Weaver in Murchison Falls National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Slender-billed Weaver sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 76 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Slender-billed Weaver in Murchison Falls National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Slender-billed Weaver in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.

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