Black-capped Social-Weaver
Pseudonigrita cabanisi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasseridae (Passèrids)
- GenusPseudonigrita (Social-Weavers)
- SpeciesPseudonigrita cabanisi (Black-capped Social-Weaver)
The black-capped social weaver (Pseudonigrita cabanisi) is a sparrow-like species of bird that has been assigned to the weaverbird family. It was originally described by Fisher and Reichenow, and later re-classified by the latter to the genus Pseudonigrita. Adults have a large black cap, ivory-colored bill, red eyes, brown back and wings, blackish-brown tail, white throat and underparts with a black midline, and dark horn-colored legs. It breeds in colonies and roofed nests with an entrance at the bottom in thorny trees such as acacias are constructed by the male from grass stems. It is found in parts of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. It is sometimes kept and bred in captivity. Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-capped Social-Weaver sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 325 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
Gray-headed Social-Weaver
Pseudonigrita arnaudi
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser donaldsoni
Parrot-billed Sparrow
Passer gongonensis
Chestnut Sparrow
Passer eminibey
Yellow-spotted Petronia
Gymnoris pyrgita
Kenya Rufous Sparrow
Passer rufocinctus
Somali Sparrow
Passer castanopterus
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Pink-breasted Lark
Calendulauda poecilosterna
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-capped Social-Weaver in Samburu National Reserve?
About 36% of wildlife watchers report a Black-capped Social-Weaver sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 325 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-capped Social-Weaver in Samburu National Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Black-capped Social-Weaver in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.