Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusBubalornis (Black Buffalo-Weavers)
- SpeciesBubalornis niger (Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver)
The red-billed buffalo weaver (Bubalornis niger) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa. Its natural habitat is the dry savanna. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Pilanesberg National Park
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
Scaly Weaver
Sporopipes squamifrons
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Grosbeak Weaver
Amblyospiza albifrons
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Euplectes afer
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver at Pilanesberg 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