Ploceus nigricollis
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The black-necked weaver (Ploceus nigricollis) is a resident breeding bird species in much of central Africa from Cameroon in the west to Kenya and southern Somalia in the east. The species was formally described in 1805 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot, who named it Malimbus nigricollis. The description was based on a specimen that had been collected near Malimbe, now Malembo, in the Cabinda Province of Angola. The species epithet nigricollis combines the Latin words Latin words, niger meaning "black" and collis meaning "necked".
Also on the island of on Bioko The black-necked weaver was formerly considered to be conspecific with the olive-naped weaver. The two species differ in plumage and in the colour of the iris. A molecular study published in 2019 found that the two... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 16 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 18 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazzaville | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | Yaoundé | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | |
| 3 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Kigali | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-necked Weaver sighting in Ruaha National Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 138th most-seen of the 276 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July, September and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-necked Weaver in Ruaha National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January–June, August and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-necked 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 19
Of the 19 parks where we can rate Black-necked Weaver sightings, Ruaha National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 40%), Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 30%) and Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 30%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Black-necked Weaver that you can see in Ruaha National Park (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Golden-backed Weaver (about 10%), Lesser Masked-Weaver (about 10%) and Vitelline Masked-Weaver (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-necked Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Ruaha National Park (26 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.
