Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusSporopipes (Scaly and Speckle-fronted Weavers)
- SpeciesSporopipes frontalis (Speckle-fronted Weaver)
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
Orange Bishop
Euplectes franciscanus
Black-headed Weaver
Ploceus melanocephalus
Little Weaver
Ploceus luteolus
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Slender-billed Weaver
Ploceus pelzelni
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
Black-winged Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus
Yellow-shouldered Widowbird
Euplectes macroura
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 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Speckle-fronted Weaver in Murchison Falls National Park?
About 36% of visitor-days record a Speckle-fronted Weaver sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 359 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Speckle-fronted Weaver in Murchison Falls National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Speckle-fronted Weaver in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.