Where does the Southern Masked-Weaver live?
Ploceus velatus has 498,852 records in 33 countries and territories, from 1859 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 498,852 records
- 33 places
- 122 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPasseriformesPloceidaePloceus
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
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
18592026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 445,528 | |
| Namibia | 26,399 | |
| Zimbabwe | 8,278 | |
| Botswana | 7,803 | |
| Zambia | 3,113 | |
| Kenya | 1,680 | |
| Eswatini | 1,278 | |
| Malawi | 1,095 | |
| Nigeria | 968 | |
| Mozambique | 875 | |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 808 | |
| Lesotho | 703 | |
| Angola | 164 | |
| Benin | 30 | |
| Uganda | 21 | |
| Ghana | 20 | |
| Ethiopia | 18 | |
| Sudan | 17 | |
| Tanzania | 10 | |
| Portugal | 9 | |
| DR Congo | 7 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | |
| Mauritius | 4 | |
| United States | 3 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2 | |
| Greece | 2 | |
| Israel | 2 | |
| ZZ | 2 | |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | |
| United Kingdom | 1 | |
| Réunion | 1 | |
| Senegal | 1 | |
| Somalia | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Ploceidae.
Red-billed Quelea
423,896 records
Southern Red Bishop
386,317 records
Cape Weaver
256,463 records
Village Weaver
234,083 records
Spectacled Weaver
134,023 records
Fan-tailed Widowbird
83,364 records
Scaly Weaver
83,270 records
White-winged Widowbird
80,482 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.