Southern Masked Weaver

Southern Masked Weaver

Ploceus velatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Etosha National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
0–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
50–60
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ 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 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
2 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
3 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
4 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
5 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
8 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
9 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
10 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
11 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
0–10%
12 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
13 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
14 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
15 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
16 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
0–10%
17 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
18 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Masked Weaver in Etosha National Park?

About 32% of visitor-days record a Southern Masked Weaver sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 475 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Southern Masked Weaver in Etosha National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Southern Masked Weaver in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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