Sporopipes squamifrons
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scaly Weaver sighting in Moremi Game Reserve on a given day, based on 98 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 168th most-seen of the 334 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–June, August and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scaly Weaver in Moremi Game Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in July, September–October and December, the lowest months.
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.
6th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Scaly Weaver sightings, Moremi Game Reserve ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (South Africa, about 50%), 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 Moremi Game Reserve (family Ploceidae, Weavers and Allies) are Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver (about 40%), Red-billed Quelea (about 10%) and Southern Masked Weaver (about 10%), 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 Moremi Game Reserve (98 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.
