Ploceus albinucha
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Maxwell's black weaver (Ploceus albinucha) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is sparsely distributed across the African tropical rainforest.
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakum National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abidjan | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Maxwell's Black Weaver sighting in Kakum National Park on a given day, based on 156 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 62nd most-seen of the 250 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September to December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Maxwell's Black Weaver in Kakum National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, May and August, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Maxwell's Black 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Maxwell's Black Weaver sightings, Kakum National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Semuliki National Park (Uganda, under 5%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Maxwell's Black Weaver that you can see in Kakum National Park (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Chestnut-and-black Weaver (about 30%), Yellow-mantled Weaver (about 30%) and Village Weaver (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Maxwell's Black Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakum National Park (156 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.
