Northern Masked-Weaver
Ploceus taeniopterus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusPloceus (Typical Weavers)
- SpeciesPloceus taeniopterus (Northern Masked-Weaver)
Closest Relatives at Awash National Park
Rüppell's Weaver
Ploceus galbula
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Chestnut Weaver
Ploceus rubiginosus
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Little Weaver
Ploceus luteolus
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus
Speke's Weaver
Ploceus spekei
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Orange Bishop
Euplectes franciscanus
White-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis albirostris
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Northern Masked-Weaver at Awash National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia |