Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusPloceus (Typical Weavers)
- SpeciesPloceus ocularis (Spectacled Weaver)
Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Black-necked Weaver
Ploceus nigricollis
Golden-backed Weaver
Ploceus jacksoni
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Holub's Golden-Weaver
Ploceus xanthops
African Golden-Weaver
Ploceus subaureus
Chestnut Weaver
Ploceus rubiginosus
Dark-backed Weaver
Ploceus bicolor
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spectacled Weaver in Ruaha National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Spectacled Weaver sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spectacled Weaver in Ruaha National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Spectacled Weaver in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.