Southern Masked Weaver

Ploceus velatus Vieillot, 1819 — also called Southern Masked-Weaver, African Masked Weaver, African Masked-Weaver. Occurrence records of the Southern Masked Weaver are shared on GBIF from around 289 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Rietvlei Nature Reserve (8 081 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernPloceidae

289reserves with records

123 805records around them

9provinces

LCIUCN category

Southern Masked Weaver (Ploceus velatus) — Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	8 081
Montgomery VleiNature reserve	GP Gauteng	6 826
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	6 772
Melville KoppiesNature reserve	GP Gauteng	6 220
Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	5 391
OPM Prozesky Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	3 568
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve	NW North West	3 144
Kruin ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	3 116
Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2 914
Colbyn ValleyNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2 911
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	GP Gauteng	2 573
Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2 467
Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2 383
Marais DamNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2 372
Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2 097
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 998
Clara Anna Fontein Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	1 979
Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	1 899
Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 702
Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve	GP Gauteng	1 636
Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 607
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	1 584
Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	1 534
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 472
Highveld GardenNature reserve	FS Free State	1 320
Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	FS Free State	1 303
Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 267
Austin Roberts Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	1 245
Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	1 131
Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	1 115
Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	1 115
DONKIN RESERVENature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	1 105
Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 014
Sondela Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	986
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area	LP Limpopo	980
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	953
Vredefort Dome core areaProtected area	NW North West	941
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	935
Wolhuterskop Game and Nature ReservePrivate game reserve	FS Free State	930
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	926
Suikerbosrant Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	906
Borakalalo Game ReserveGame reserve	GP Gauteng	882
Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	801
Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	801
Crocodile River ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	786
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	747
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	667
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	621
Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve	NC Northern Cape	605
Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	594
Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	558
Klipriviersberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	556
Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserve	LP Limpopo	551
Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve	NW North West	546
Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	506
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	498
Karoo National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	495
Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserve	NW North West	486
Pretorius KloofNature reserve	FS Free State	468
The Wilds Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	454

and 229 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 73 reserves
Gauteng: 56 reserves
Limpopo: 43 reserves
North West: 28 reserves
Eastern Cape: 22 reserves
Free State: 21 reserves
Mpumalanga: 16 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 15 reserves
Northern Cape: 15 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Scientific name: Ploceus velatus
GBIF taxon: 2494015
Wikidata: Q787215

More of the Ploceidae family

Cape Weaver Southern Red Bishop Red-billed Quelea Village Weaver Spectacled Weaver Thick-billed Weaver Red-collared Widowbird Yellow Bishop Long-tailed Widowbird Fan-tailed Widowbird Dark-backed Weaver Yellow Weaver White-winged Widowbird Red-billed Buffalo Weaver Scaly-feathered Weaver Red-headed Weaver Yellow-crowned Bishop Lesser Masked Weaver African Golden Weaver

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.