Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusAnaplectes (Red-headed Weavers)
- SpeciesAnaplectes rubriceps (Red-headed Weaver)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo West National Park
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Chestnut Weaver
Ploceus rubiginosus
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus
Black-necked Weaver
Ploceus nigricollis
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
African Golden-Weaver
Ploceus subaureus
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
📅 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 Red-headed Weaver in Tsavo West National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Red-headed Weaver sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 76 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-headed Weaver in Tsavo West National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Red-headed Weaver in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.