Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusPloceus (Typical Weavers)
- SpeciesPloceus intermedius (Lesser Masked-Weaver)
Closest Relatives at Mana Pools National Park
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Holub's Golden-Weaver
Ploceus xanthops
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Black-winged Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus
Red-headed Quelea
Quelea erythrops
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
📅 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 Lesser Masked-Weaver in Mana Pools National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Lesser Masked-Weaver sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 41 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Masked-Weaver in Mana Pools National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Masked-Weaver in Mana Pools National Park in our monthly data.