Heuglin's Masked-Weaver
Ploceus heuglini
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusPloceus (Typical Weavers)
- SpeciesPloceus heuglini (Heuglin's Masked-Weaver)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Heuglin's Masked-Weaver sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park
Black-headed Weaver
Ploceus melanocephalus
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Little Weaver
Ploceus luteolus
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Orange Bishop
Euplectes franciscanus
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Euplectes afer
Black-winged Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus
White-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis albirostris
Red-headed Quelea
Quelea erythrops
Long-tailed Glossy Starling
Lamprotornis caudatus
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Heuglin's Masked-Weaver are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
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 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Heuglin's Masked-Weaver in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Heuglin's Masked-Weaver sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Heuglin's Masked-Weaver in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Heuglin's Masked-Weaver in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.