Baglafecht Weaver

Ploceus baglafecht

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
GenusPloceus (Typical Weavers)
SpeciesPloceus baglafecht (Baglafecht Weaver)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Semuliki National Park

1 Verified sightings at Semuliki National Park From 2019 to 2026

8,059 Verified sightings across all 26 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Baglafecht Weaver

The baglafecht weaver (Ploceus baglafecht) is a species of weaver bird from the family Ploceidae which is found in eastern and central Africa. There are several disjunct populations with distinguishable plumage patterns. Only some races display a discrete non-breeding plumage.

The origin of the word baglafecht is something of a mystery and was coined by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, probably from a local name in an Abyssinian language. The following races are currently recognised: P. b. baglafecht - (Daudin, 1802): Found in the Ethiopian highlands and southern Eritrea

P. b. neumanni - (Bannerman, 1923): Found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon and Central African Republic P. b. eremobius - (Hartlaub & Emin, 1887): Found in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and south-western South Sudan

Emin's weaver (P. b. emini) - (Hartlaub, 1882): Found in south-eastern South Sudan, south-western Ethiopia and northern Uganda Reichenow's weaver (P. b. reichenowi) - (Fischer, GA, 1884): Found in eastern Uganda, Kenyan highlands and northern Tanzania

Stuhlmann's weaver (P. b. stuhlmanni) - (Reichenow, 1893): Found from eastern Democratic... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park

Ploceus nigerrimus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Ploceus cucullatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Ploceus nigricollis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ploceus melanocephalus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Ploceus albinucha

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Ploceus aureonucha

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Ploceus ocularis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Ploceus weynsi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Ploceus bicolor

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Ploceus superciliosus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Malimbus malimbicus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Amblyospiza albifrons

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~70%
2	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~60%
3	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~60%
4	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~50%
5	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~40%
6	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~40%
7	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	~40%
8	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~30%
9	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~30%
10	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~30%
11	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~30%
12	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
13	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
14	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~10%
15	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
16	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
17	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
18	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
19	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
20	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
21	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
22	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
23	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
24	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
25	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
26	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

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Baglafecht Weaver

About the Baglafecht Weaver

Recent sightings of Baglafecht Weaver in Semuliki National Park

Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park

Vieillot's Weaver

Village Weaver

Black-necked Weaver

Black-headed Weaver

Maxwell's Black Weaver

Golden-naped Weaver

Spectacled Weaver

Weyns's Weaver

Dark-backed Weaver

Compact Weaver

Crested Malimbe

Grosbeak Weaver

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found