Slender-billed Weaver

Slender-billed Weaver

Ploceus pelzelni

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Accra

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

6 Verified sightings at Accra
782 In all 10 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Slender-billed Weaver

The slender-billed weaver (Ploceus pelzelni) is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It is sparsely distributed across equatorial Africa, namely along the shoreline of the Gulf of Guinea and Congo River and the Lake Victoria region.

Slender-billed Weaver (Ploceus pelzelni) videos at the Internet Bird Collection Slender-billed weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:26

Kenya · 2020

© James Bradley · XC538562 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song1:30

Benin · 2014

© Richard Hoyer · XC173236 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
2 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
~10%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
4 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~10%
5 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
6 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
7 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
8 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
9 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
10 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brazzaville 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
~70%
2 Kigali 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~20%
3 Kampala 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
4 Accra 🇬🇭 Ghana
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Slender-billed Weaver in Accra?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Slender-billed Weaver sighting in Accra on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 144th most-seen of the 162 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Slender-billed Weaver in Accra?

September

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Slender-billed Weaver in Accra on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Slender-billed Weaver?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Slender-billed 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.

Is Accra the best place to see a Slender-billed Weaver?

4th of 4

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Slender-billed Weaver sightings, Accra ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo, about 70%), Kigali (Rwanda, about 20%) and Kampala (Uganda, about 20%).

Where does the Slender-billed Weaver sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Slender-billed Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Accra (6 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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