Ploceus luteolus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The little weaver (Ploceus luteolus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in western, central and eastern Africa. Little weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 7 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia | |
| 2 | Dakar | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 3 | Ouagadougou | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | Abuja | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | |
| 5 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Maiduguri | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Little Weaver sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park on a given day, based on 110 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 179th most-seen of the 434 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.
March–April, June–September and November–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Little Weaver in Queen Elizabeth National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, May and October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Little 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.
5th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Little Weaver sightings, Queen Elizabeth National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda, about 30%), Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda, about 20%) and Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Little Weaver that you can see in Queen Elizabeth National Park (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Black-headed Weaver (about 40%), Village Weaver (about 40%) and Slender-billed Weaver (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Little Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Queen Elizabeth National Park (110 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.
