Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusPloceus (Typical Weavers)
- SpeciesPloceus vitellinus (Vitelline Masked-Weaver)
Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park
Black-headed Weaver
Ploceus melanocephalus
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Little Weaver
Ploceus luteolus
Heuglin's Masked-Weaver
Ploceus heuglini
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Orange Bishop
Euplectes franciscanus
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Euplectes afer
Black-winged Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus
White-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis albirostris
Red-headed Quelea
Quelea erythrops
Long-tailed Glossy Starling
Lamprotornis caudatus
📅 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 Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 13 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 19 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Vitelline Masked-Weaver in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Vitelline Masked-Weaver sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Vitelline Masked-Weaver in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Vitelline Masked-Weaver in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.