Sporopipes squamifrons
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The scaly-feathered weaver (Sporopipes squamifrons), also known as the scaly-feathered finch, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Scaly-feathered Finch - Species text in Weaver Watch.
(Scaly-feathered weaver = ) Scaly-feathered finch - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Scaly-feathered finch Structured guide to the species in southern Africa Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 6 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 7 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 9 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Scaly Weaver sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on a given day, based on 316 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 122 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and November
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Scaly Weaver in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on a given day, against about 30% in February to April, the lowest months. Those are among Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 40 mm in January. May has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scaly 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 9 parks where we can rate Scaly Weaver sightings, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Namib-Naukluft National Park (Namibia, about 30%) and Etosha National Park (Namibia, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Ploceidae
The closest relatives of the Scaly Weaver that you can see in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (family Ploceidae, Weavers and Allies) are Southern Masked Weaver (about 20%) and Red-billed Quelea (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scaly Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (316 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.
