Crested Malimbe
Malimbus malimbicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusMalimbus (Malimbes)
- SpeciesMalimbus malimbicus (Crested Malimbe)
Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park
Gray's Malimbe
Malimbus nitens
Red-headed Malimbe
Malimbus rubricollis
Red-bellied Malimbe
Malimbus erythrogaster
Grosbeak Weaver
Amblyospiza albifrons
Vieillot's Weaver
Ploceus nigerrimus
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Black-necked Weaver
Ploceus nigricollis
Black-headed Weaver
Ploceus melanocephalus
Maxwell's Black Weaver
Ploceus albinucha
Golden-naped Weaver
Ploceus aureonucha
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Black Bishop
Euplectes gierowii
📅 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 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crested Malimbe in Semuliki National Park?
About 64% of visitor-days record a Crested Malimbe sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 243 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crested Malimbe in Semuliki National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Crested Malimbe in Semuliki National Park in our monthly data.