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 Kafue National Park
Holub's Golden-Weaver
Ploceus xanthops
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Dark-backed Weaver
Ploceus bicolor
Southern Brown-throated Weaver
Ploceus xanthopterus
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Yellow-shouldered Widowbird
Euplectes macroura
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
📅 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 Kafue National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Spectacled Weaver sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 46 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spectacled Weaver in Kafue National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Spectacled Weaver in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.