Ploceus nelicourvi
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In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
The nelicourvi weaver (Ploceus nelicourvi) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Together with its closest relative, the sakalava weaver, it is sometimes placed in a separate genus Nelicurvius. A slender, sparrow-like bird, it is 15 cm (5.9 in) long and weighing 20–28 g (0.71–0.99 oz). Breeding males have a black bill and head, brown eyes, yellow collar, grey belly, chestnut-brown lower tail coverts, olive back, and blackish flight feathers edged greenish. Non-breeding males have mottled grey and green heads. In the breeding female the front of the head is yellow and the back olive green, with a broad yellow eyebrow. It builds solitary, roofed, retort-shaped nests, hanging by a rope from a branch, vine or bamboo stem, in an open space. It primarily feeds on insects, looking on its own or in very small groups, often together with long-billed bernieria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland and mountain forests. The conservation status of Nelicourvi weaver is least concern according to the IUCN Red List.
The nelicourvi weaver was first described by Italian naturalist and physician Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1786...
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Mantadia National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 3 | Montagne d'Ambre National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Nelicourvi Weaver sighting in Montagne d'Ambre National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 30 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nelicourvi 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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Nelicourvi Weaver sightings, Montagne d'Ambre National Park ranks 3rd at about 40%. The best odds are in Ranomafana National Park (Madagascar, about 60%) and Mantadia National Park (Madagascar, about 40%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Nelicourvi Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Montagne d'Ambre National Park (29 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.
