Gray-headed Social-Weaver
Pseudonigrita arnaudi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasseridae (Passèrids)
- GenusPseudonigrita (Social-Weavers)
- SpeciesPseudonigrita arnaudi (Gray-headed Social-Weaver)
The grey-capped social weaver (Pseudonigrita arnaudi) is a sparrow-like liver-colored bird, with a pale grey crown, a dark grey bill, a whitish eye-ring, horn-colored legs, with some black in the wing and a light terminal band in the tail, that builds roofed nests made of straws, breeds in colonies in thorny Acacia trees, and feeds in groups gathering grass seeds and insects. Male and female have near identical plumage. DNA-analysis confirms it is part of the weaver family. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Social-Weaver sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
Black-capped Social-Weaver
Pseudonigrita cabanisi
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 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gray-headed Social-Weaver in Samburu National Reserve?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Social-Weaver sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gray-headed Social-Weaver in Samburu National Reserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Gray-headed Social-Weaver in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.