Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusPloceus (Typical Weavers)
- SpeciesPloceus velatus (Southern Masked Weaver)
Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Chestnut Weaver
Ploceus rubiginosus
Scaly Weaver
Sporopipes squamifrons
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Social Weaver
Philetairus socius
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
Crimson-breasted Gonolek
Laniarius atrococcineus
Mariqua Flycatcher
Bradornis mariquensis
Yellow Canary
Crithagra flaviventris
Cape Sparrow
Passer melanurus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 9 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 11 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 12 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 13 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 15 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 16 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 17 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 18 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Masked Weaver in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Southern Masked Weaver sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 54 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Masked Weaver in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Southern Masked Weaver in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.