Ploceus galbula
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Rüppell's weaver (Ploceus galbula) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae, which is native to the northern Afrotropics. The species is named after the German zoologist and explorer Eduard Rüppell (1794–1884). It is found from Sudan to Somalia and extreme northern Kenya. It is also found in the south-western Arabian Peninsula.
In the mountains of Degua Tembien in north Ethiopia, it can be observed in bushy and shrubby areas. Ruppell's Weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rüppell's Weaver sighting in Jeddah on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th most-seen of the 40 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Rüppell's Weaver in Jeddah on a given day, against about 20% in May and December–January, the lowest months. June–August and October have too few records to rate.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rüppell's Weaver sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Rüppell's Weaver sightings, Jeddah ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia, about 60%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Rüppell's Weaver that you can see in Jeddah (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are House Sparrow (about 50%), House Crow (about 50%) and White-spectacled Bulbul (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rüppell's Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Jeddah (37 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.
