Bubalornis albirostris
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The white-billed buffalo weaver (Bubalornis albirostris) is a resident breeding bird species in most of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. This common weaver occurs in open country, especially cultivation and scrub. It is a communal breeder, building massive untidy stick nests in tree colonies, each of which may have several spherical woven nests within. Two to four eggs are laid.
The white-billed buffalo weaver is large and stocky, commonly measuring 23 to 24 centimeters. The adult is mainly black with white flecking on the back and wings. The conical bill is very thick, and appears more so because it is surmounted by a white frontal shield. The bill is white in breeding males.
The adult female and non-breeding male are similar, but the bill is black. Young birds are dark brown in plumage. The white-billed buffalo weaver is a gregarious species which feeds on grain and insects. This is a noisy bird, especially in colonies, with a range of cackles and squeaks.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maiduguri | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | |
| 2 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-billed Buffalo-Weaver sighting in Maiduguri on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 24th most-seen of the 65 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.
December
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a White-billed Buffalo-Weaver in Maiduguri on a given day, against about 20% in July, the lowest month. That is one of Maiduguri's driest months, with almost no rain against 180 mm in August. November has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-billed Buffalo-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.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate White-billed Buffalo-Weaver sightings, Maiduguri has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Serrekunda (Gambia, about 20%).
Same family: Ploceidae
The closest relatives of the White-billed Buffalo-Weaver that you can see in Maiduguri (family Ploceidae, Weavers and Allies) are Village Weaver (about 30%), Vitelline Masked-Weaver (about 10%) and Little Weaver (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-billed Buffalo-Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Maiduguri (41 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.
