Speke's Weaver
Ploceus spekei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusPloceus (Typical Weavers)
- SpeciesPloceus spekei (Speke's Weaver)
Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Holub's Golden-Weaver
Ploceus xanthops
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus
Chestnut Weaver
Ploceus rubiginosus
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
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 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Speke's Weaver in Nairobi National Park?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Speke's Weaver sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 328 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Speke's Weaver in Nairobi National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Speke's Weaver in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.