Spectacled Weaver

Ploceus ocularis

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
GenusPloceus (Typical Weavers)
SpeciesPloceus ocularis (Spectacled Weaver)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Hwange National Park

5 Verified sightings at Hwange National Park From 2019 to 2026

6,137 Verified sightings across all 43 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Spectacled Weaver

The spectacled weaver (Ploceus ocularis) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found widely in woodland, forest edge and gardens of central, eastern and south-eastern Africa, but is absent from the most arid regions (such as the Karoo) and dense, primary rainforest. This common species breeds in solitary pairs, and both sexes are bright yellow, have an olive-yellow back, black "spectacles" and pale eyes. The male has a black throat.

Craig 2010. Family Ploceidae. pp. 74–197 in: del Hoyo, Elliott and Christie, eds. 2010. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 15. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Spectacled weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch. Spectacled weaver - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.

Image at ADW Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park

Ploceus velatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ploceus cucullatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ploceus intermedius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Ploceus xanthops

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Bubalornis niger

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Quelea quelea

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Anaplectes rubriceps

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euplectes albonotatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sporopipes squamifrons

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Euplectes orix

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Euplectes afer

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Amblyospiza albifrons

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~30%
2	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~30%
3	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
5	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
6	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
7	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
8	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
9	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
10	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
11	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	~10%
12	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	~10%
13	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~10%
14	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
15	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
16	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
17	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~10%
18	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
19	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~10%
20	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
21	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~10%
22	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
23	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
24	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
25	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
26	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~10%
27	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~10%
28	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	~10%
29	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
30	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
31	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
32	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
33	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
34	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
35	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
36	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
37	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
38	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
39	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
40	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
41	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
42	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
43	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

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Spectacled Weaver

About the Spectacled Weaver

Recent sightings of Spectacled Weaver in Hwange National Park

Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park

Southern Masked Weaver

Village Weaver

Lesser Masked-Weaver

Holub's Golden-Weaver

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

Red-billed Quelea

Red-headed Weaver

White-winged Widowbird

Scaly Weaver

Red Bishop

Yellow-crowned Bishop

Grosbeak Weaver

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found