Ploceus alienus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The strange weaver (Ploceus alienus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in the Albertine Rift montane forests. Strange weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Strange Weaver sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 431 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 60th most-seen of the 400 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, May, July–August and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Strange Weaver in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April, September and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Strange Weaver sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Strange Weaver sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 20%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Strange Weaver that you can see in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Brown-capped Weaver (about 40%), Baglafecht Weaver (about 30%) and Black-necked Weaver (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Strange Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (431 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.
