Maxwell's Black Weaver

Maxwell's Black Weaver

Ploceus albinucha

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Abidjan

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

5 Verified sightings at Abidjan
7 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
April Best month

About the Maxwell's Black Weaver

Maxwell's black weaver (Ploceus albinucha) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is sparsely distributed across the African tropical rainforest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Ivory Coast · 2023

© Étienne Leroy · XC843009 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Ghana · 2016

© Hans Matheve · XC352185 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Ghana · 2022

© Peter Boesman · XC719407 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Abidjan 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Maxwell's Black Weaver in Abidjan?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Maxwell's Black Weaver sighting in Abidjan on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 51st most-seen of the 58 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Maxwell's Black Weaver in Abidjan?

April–May and August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Maxwell's Black Weaver in Abidjan on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and September–March, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Maxwell's Black Weaver?

Only Abidjan, in our data

Abidjan is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Maxwell's Black Weaver sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Maxwell's Black Weaver live in Abidjan?

Same genus: Ploceus

The closest relatives of the Maxwell's Black Weaver that you can see in Abidjan (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Village Weaver (about 60%) and Olive-naped Weaver (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Maxwell's Black Weaver sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Maxwell's Black Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Abidjan (5 verified sightings), 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.

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