Ploceus galbula
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Rüppell's weaver (Ploceus galbula) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae, which is native to the northern Afrotropics. The species is named after the German zoologist and explorer Eduard Rüppell (1794–1884). It is found from Sudan to Somalia and extreme northern Kenya. It is also found in the south-western Arabian Peninsula.
In the mountains of Degua Tembien in north Ethiopia, it can be observed in bushy and shrubby areas. Ruppell's Weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Rüppell's Weaver sighting in Awash National Park on a given day, based on 68 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 217 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, August and November
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Rüppell's Weaver in Awash National Park on a given day, against about 20% in December, the lowest month. February–March, May and September have too few records to rate.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rüppell's Weaver sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Awash National Park, in our data
Awash National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Rüppell's Weaver sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Rüppell's Weaver that you can see in Awash National Park (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Village Weaver (about 20%), Chestnut Weaver (about 10%) and Lesser Masked-Weaver (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rüppell's Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Awash National Park (68 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
