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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 76 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Black-necked Weaver
Ploceus nigricollis
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Golden-backed Weaver
Ploceus jacksoni
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver in Ruaha National Park?
About 28% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 76 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver in Ruaha National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.