Ploceus luteolus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Little Weaver sighting in Dakar on a given day, based on 55 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 58th most-seen of the 152 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.
August
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Little Weaver in Dakar on a given day, against about 10% in April and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of Dakar's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain against almost none in May.
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.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Little Weaver sightings, Dakar ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Serrekunda (Gambia, about 40%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Little Weaver that you can see in Dakar (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Black-headed Weaver (about 30%) and Village 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 Dakar (55 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.
