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 Mana Pools National Park
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
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
| # | 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 Mana Pools National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Southern Masked Weaver sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 48 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Masked Weaver in Mana Pools National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Southern Masked Weaver in Mana Pools National Park in our monthly data.