Ploceus luteolus
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Little Weaver sighting in Serengeti National Park on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 312th most-seen of the 469 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Little Weaver in Serengeti National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
8th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Little Weaver sightings, Serengeti National Park ranks 8th at under 5%. 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 Serengeti National Park (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Lesser Masked-Weaver (about 20%), Vitelline Masked-Weaver (about 20%) and Village Weaver (about 10%), 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 Serengeti National Park (46 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.
