Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusPloceus (Typical Weavers)
- SpeciesPloceus ocularis (Spectacled Weaver)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Dark-backed Weaver
Ploceus bicolor
African Golden-Weaver
Ploceus subaureus
Southern Brown-throated Weaver
Ploceus xanthopterus
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
Holub's Golden-Weaver
Ploceus xanthops
Cape Weaver
Ploceus capensis
Grosbeak Weaver
Amblyospiza albifrons
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
📅 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 Spectacled Weaver in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 25% of visitor-days record a Spectacled Weaver sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 359 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spectacled Weaver in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Spectacled Weaver in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.