Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

Where to see

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

Bubalornis niger

Meru National Park leads · 17 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~70%
2 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
3 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
4 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
5 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
6 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~40%
7 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
8 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~40%
9 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
10 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
11 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
12 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
13 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~20%
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
15 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~20%
16 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
17 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver?

Meru National Park

In Meru National Park, Kenya, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver sighting on a given day, the highest of the 17 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are April and October in Meru National Park (about 90%), February, April–May and November in Tarangire National Park (about 70%) and April in Tsavo East National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver on a given day. Each park's Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver page has the full month-by-month chart.