Ploceus nigerrimus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Vieillot's black weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in southern Nigeria to Uganda, west Kenya, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The common name is after the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot.
This species was formerly considered to be conspecific with chestnut-and-black weaver (Ploceus castaneofuscus). The species were split based on the striking differences in the colour of the plumage. Vieillot's black weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yaoundé | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | |
| 2 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Brazzaville | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Vieillot's Weaver sighting in Odzala-Kokoua National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 72 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.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Vieillot's 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.
2nd of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Vieillot's Weaver sightings, Odzala-Kokoua National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 50%).
Same family: Ploceidae
The closest relatives of the Vieillot's Weaver that you can see in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (family Ploceidae, Weavers and Allies) are Yellow-shouldered Widowbird (about 30%), Crested Malimbe (about 20%) and Black-throated Malimbe (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Vieillot's Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (19 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.
