Ploceus baglafecht
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The baglafecht weaver (Ploceus baglafecht) is a species of weaver bird from the family Ploceidae which is found in eastern and central Africa. There are several disjunct populations with distinguishable plumage patterns. Only some races display a discrete non-breeding plumage.
The origin of the word baglafecht is something of a mystery and was coined by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, probably from a local name in an Abyssinian language. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 4 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 10 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 16 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 17 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 18 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 19 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 20 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 21 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 22 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addis Ababa | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 2 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Kigali | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Bujumbura | 🇧🇮 Burundi | |
| 5 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Wildlife Safari | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Discovery Cove | 🇺🇸 United States |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Baglafecht Weaver sighting in Bale Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 87 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 19th most-seen of the 117 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, May and August
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Baglafecht Weaver in Bale Mountains National Park on a given day, against about 20% in December, the lowest month. March and September have too few records to rate.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Baglafecht 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.
3rd of 22
Of the 22 parks where we can rate Baglafecht Weaver sightings, Bale Mountains National Park ranks 3rd at about 50%. The best odds are in Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 60%) and Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda, about 60%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Ploceidae
The closest relatives of the Baglafecht Weaver that you can see in Bale Mountains National Park (family Ploceidae, Weavers and Allies) are Yellow-rumped Widowbird (about 30%) and Yellow-shouldered Widowbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Baglafecht Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Bale Mountains National Park (87 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.
