Golden Palm Weaver
Ploceus bojeri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusPloceus (Typical Weavers)
- SpeciesPloceus bojeri (Golden Palm Weaver)
Closest Relatives at Meru National Park
Chestnut Weaver
Ploceus rubiginosus
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
African Golden-Weaver
Ploceus subaureus
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus
Holub's Golden-Weaver
Ploceus xanthops
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
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 |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Golden Palm Weaver in Meru National Park?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Golden Palm Weaver sighting in Meru National Park, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Golden Palm Weaver in Meru National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Golden Palm Weaver in Meru National Park in our monthly data.