Waar om die Sociable Weaver in Suid-Afrika te sien

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Sociable Weaver at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

The Sociable Weaver is most recorded in Northern Cape (98% of records), based on 965 iNaturalist observations. 6 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Sociable Weaver on site or nearby.

The Sociable Weaver is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

The sociable weaver (Philetairus socius), also commonly known as the common social weaver, common social-weaver, and social weaver, is a species of bird in the Weaver family endemic to Southern Africa. It is the only species assigned to the genus Philetairus. It is found in South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana. but their range is centered within the Northern Cape Province of South Africa.