Ploceus luteolus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The little weaver (Ploceus luteolus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in western, central and eastern Africa. Little weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 7 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia | |
| 2 | Dakar | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 3 | Ouagadougou | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | Abuja | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | |
| 5 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Maiduguri | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Little Weaver sighting in Abuja on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 73rd most-seen of the 131 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Little Weaver in Abuja on a given day, against under 5% in June and November, the lowest months. Those are among Abuja's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 250 mm in August.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Little 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.
4th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Little Weaver sightings, Abuja ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Serrekunda (Gambia, about 40%), Dakar (Senegal, about 20%) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso, about 10%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Little Weaver that you can see in Abuja (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Village Weaver (about 60%) and Olive-naped Weaver (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Little Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Abuja (18 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.
