Sporopipes squamifrons
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In 3 days ~60% 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 |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Scaly Weaver sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, based on 144 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 20th most-seen of the 108 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.
November
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Scaly Weaver in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, April, June, September 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.
2nd of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Scaly Weaver sightings, Namib-Naukluft National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (South Africa, about 50%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scaly Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Namib-Naukluft National Park (144 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.
