Black-headed Weaver
Ploceus melanocephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusPloceus (Typical Weavers)
- SpeciesPloceus melanocephalus (Black-headed Weaver)
Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park
Vieillot's Weaver
Ploceus nigerrimus
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Black-necked Weaver
Ploceus nigricollis
Maxwell's Black Weaver
Ploceus albinucha
Golden-naped Weaver
Ploceus aureonucha
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Compact Weaver
Ploceus superciliosus
Weyns's Weaver
Ploceus weynsi
Dark-backed Weaver
Ploceus bicolor
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Crested Malimbe
Malimbus malimbicus
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 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 6 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 11 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 13 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Weaver in Semuliki National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Black-headed Weaver sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-headed Weaver in Semuliki National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Weaver in Semuliki National Park in our monthly data.