Speckle-fronted Weaver
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Speckle-fronted Weaver

Sporopipes frontalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
370 Verified records at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The speckle-fronted weaver (Sporopipes frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Africa from Mauritania and Gambia in the west to Ethiopia and Tanzania in the east. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Speckle-fronted Weaver sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 370 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Baglafecht Weaver
LC

Baglafecht Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus baglafecht

30–40% · Possible
Speke's Weaver
LC

Speke's Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus spekei

20–30% · Possible
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
LC

Vitelline Masked-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus vitellinus

20–30% · Possible
Lesser Masked-Weaver
LC

Lesser Masked-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus intermedius

10–20% · With luck
Fan-tailed Widowbird
LC

Fan-tailed Widowbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes axillaris

10–20% · With luck
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bubalornis niger

10–20% · With luck
Red Bishop
LC

Red Bishop

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes orix

10–20% · With luck
Red-billed Quelea
LC

Red-billed Quelea

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Quelea quelea

10–20% · With luck
Black Bishop
LC

Black Bishop

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes gierowii

10–20% · With luck
Red-collared Widowbird
LC

Red-collared Widowbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes ardens

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
LC

Yellow-rumped Widowbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes capensis

5–10% · With luck
Village Weaver
LC

Village Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus cucullatus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
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 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
2 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
3 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
4 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
5 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
6 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
7 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
8 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
9 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
10 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
12 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
13 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
14 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
15 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
16 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
17 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
18 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Speckle-fronted Weaver in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Speckle-fronted Weaver sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 370 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Speckle-fronted Weaver in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

April has the highest sighting rate for Speckle-fronted Weaver in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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