What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Rufous-tailed Weaver been recorded?

Histurgops ruficauda occurrence evidence comes from 22 records in 2 countries and territories, from 1952 to 2026. Most records come from Tanzania.

Rufous-tailed Weaver
Rufous-tailed Weaver — Photo (display-sized rendition): Profberger at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
AvesPasseriformesPasseridaeHisturgops

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

22 records across 2 countries and territories, 1952–2026.

Histurgops ruficauda · GBIF taxon key 2492355

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: January.

8 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

19522026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Rufous-tailed Weaver has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Rufous-tailed Weaver. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Tanzania 18
Kenya 4

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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.