Southern Masked Weaver

Southern Masked Weaver

Ploceus velatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Pilanesberg National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
50–60
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
20–30
Sep
60–70
Oct
60–70
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
40–50%
2 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
3 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
4 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
5 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
8 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
9 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
10 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
11 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
0–10%
12 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
13 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
14 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
15 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
16 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
0–10%
17 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
18 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Masked Weaver in Pilanesberg National Park?

About 47% of visitor-days record a Southern Masked Weaver sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 148 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Southern Masked Weaver in Pilanesberg National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Southern Masked Weaver in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.

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