Chestnut Weaver
Ploceus rubiginosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusPloceus (Typical Weavers)
- SpeciesPloceus rubiginosus (Chestnut Weaver)
Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park
Speke's Weaver
Ploceus spekei
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Golden-backed Weaver
Ploceus jacksoni
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Holub's Golden-Weaver
Ploceus xanthops
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
Long-tailed Widow-bird
Euplectes progne
Grosbeak Weaver
Amblyospiza albifrons
📅 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 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 11 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 12 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 18 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 19 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut Weaver in Lake Nakuru National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Chestnut Weaver sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chestnut Weaver in Lake Nakuru National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut Weaver in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.