Anaplectes rubriceps
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The red-headed weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is placed in the monotypic genus Anaplectes and is found throughout the Afrotropics. The red-headed weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps) is a bird commonly found in eastern and southern Africa in countries such as Zambia, Zimbabwe and most of Mozambique and Botswana. They frequent savanna biomes as well as bushland and other wooded areas. At this time the species trend is stable and the population is concentrated and not fragmented into different regions.
The red-headed weaver is typically found with a white belly and brown wings. The northern male red-headed weavers commonly have a distinct red head that sticks out to the females of the species. The northern females have a more brown head that doesn't stick out as much, while the southern females are found with yellow heads and yellow accents on their wings. All red-headed weavers are found with a moderately long and pointed beak and short strong claws. A typical red-headed weaver flock tends to usually have one male who stays with a pack of eight or nine females. Their nest is usually made of dry sticks that they have collected... Wikipedia →
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Edward Youde Aviary | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-headed Weaver sighting in Etosha National Park on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 192nd most-seen of the 260 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-headed Weaver in Etosha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-headed 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.
29th of 34
Of the 34 parks where we can rate Red-headed Weaver sightings, Etosha National Park ranks 29th at under 5%. The best odds are in Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 30%), Ruaha National Park (Tanzania, about 30%) and Meru National Park (Kenya, about 20%).
Same family: Ploceidae
The closest relatives of the Red-headed Weaver that you can see in Etosha National Park (family Ploceidae, Weavers and Allies) are Southern Masked Weaver (about 30%), Scaly Weaver (about 20%) and Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-headed Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Etosha National Park (33 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
