Ploceus alienus
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The strange weaver (Ploceus alienus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in the Albertine Rift montane forests. Strange weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Strange Weaver sighting in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, based on 354 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 46th most-seen of the 252 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.
January
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Strange Weaver in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March, May and August, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Strange 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 4 parks where we can rate Strange Weaver sightings, Nyungwe National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 20%) and Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda, about 10%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Strange Weaver that you can see in Nyungwe National Park (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Baglafecht Weaver (about 30%), Dark-backed Weaver (about 20%) and Black-billed Weaver (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Strange Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Nyungwe National Park (354 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.
