Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusPloceus (Typical Weavers)
- SpeciesPloceus intermedius (Lesser Masked-Weaver)
Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
Chestnut Weaver
Ploceus rubiginosus
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Scaly Weaver
Sporopipes squamifrons
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
African Red-eyed Bulbul
Pycnonotus nigricans
Cape Crow
Corvus capensis
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Masked-Weaver in Etosha National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Lesser Masked-Weaver sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 94 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Masked-Weaver in Etosha National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Masked-Weaver in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.