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Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Southern Masked Weaver at stays in or beside Cederberg Wilderness Area, Kruger National Park, Anysberg Nature Reserve, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Kwandwe Private Game Reserve and other reserves. 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 Southern Masked Weaver is most recorded in Gauteng (38% of records), Western Cape (30% of records), Mpumalanga (7% of records), based on 7,991 iNaturalist observations. 83 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Southern Masked Weaver on site or nearby.

The Southern Masked 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. Cederberg Wilderness Area: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Anysberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Gamkaberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

The southern masked weaver or African masked weaver (Ploceus velatus) is a resident breeding bird species common throughout southern Africa.