Black-headed Weaver
Ploceus melanocephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusPloceus (Typical Weavers)
- SpeciesPloceus melanocephalus (Black-headed Weaver)
Closest Relatives at Doñana National Park
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Euplectes afer
Spotless Starling
Sturnus unicolor
European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cetti
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
Crested Lark
Galerida cristata
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Great Tit
Parus major
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 6 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 11 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 13 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Weaver in Doñana National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Black-headed Weaver sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 256 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-headed Weaver in Doñana National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Weaver in Doñana National Park in our monthly data.