Rufous-tailed Weaver
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Rufous-tailed Weaver

Histurgops ruficauda

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Arusha National Park
3 Verified records at Arusha National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The rufous-tailed weaver (Histurgops ruficauda) is a species of songbird found in Tanzania. It is included in the weaver family (Ploceidae), but many authors included it in the Old World sparrow family Passeridae when Old World sparrows were separated from the weavers proper. It is placed in the monotypic genus Histurgops. It is an endemic breeder in Tanzania, but vagrants occur in Kenya too. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Arusha National Park

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
LC

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer griseus

20–30% · Possible
Kenya Rufous Sparrow
LC

Kenya Rufous Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer rufocinctus

<5% · Rare
Chestnut Sparrow
LC

Chestnut Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer eminibey

<5% · Rare
Gray-headed Social-Weaver
LC

Gray-headed Social-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pseudonigrita arnaudi

Insufficient data
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

Insufficient data
Swahili Sparrow
LC

Swahili Sparrow

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Passer suahelicus

Insufficient data
Yellow-spotted Petronia
LC

Yellow-spotted Petronia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnoris pyrgita

Insufficient data
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

70–80% · Very likely
Tropical Boubou

Tropical Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius major

60–70% · Likely
Northern Fiscal

Northern Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius humeralis

60–70% · Likely
Variable Sunbird
LC

Variable Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris venustus

60–70% · Likely
African Dusky Flycatcher
LC

African Dusky Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa adusta

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Rufous-tailed Weaver at Arusha National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
2 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
3 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
4 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
5 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
6 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
7 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
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