Ploceus luteolus
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The little weaver (Ploceus luteolus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in western, central and eastern Africa. Little weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch.
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mole National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 2 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 5 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 7 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 9 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia | |
| 2 | Dakar | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 3 | Ouagadougou | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | Abuja | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | |
| 5 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Maiduguri | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Little Weaver sighting in Mole National Park on a given day, based on 191 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 39th most-seen of the 266 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and August
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Little Weaver in Mole National Park on a given day, against about 30% in February, the lowest month. Those are among Mole National Park's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against almost none in January. July has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Little 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 11 parks where we can rate Little Weaver sightings, Mole National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda, about 30%) and Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Little Weaver that you can see in Mole National Park (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Black-headed Weaver (about 10%), Village Weaver (about 10%) and Heuglin's Masked-Weaver (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Little Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Mole National Park (191 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.
