Where to see
Ploceus rubiginosus
Meru National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Chestnut Weaver during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Meru National Park
In Meru National Park, Kenya, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Weaver sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Samburu National Reserve and more
After Meru National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Chestnut Weaver are in Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 40%), Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 30%) and Tsavo East National Park (Kenya, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April and October–November in Meru National Park (about 80%), April in Samburu National Reserve (about 60%) and February and April in Tsavo West National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Chestnut Weaver on a given day. Each park's Chestnut Weaver page has the full month-by-month chart.
