Ploceus insignis
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The brown-capped weaver (Ploceus insignis) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-capped Weaver sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 838 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 400 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, July and September
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-capped Weaver in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against about 20% in April, the lowest month.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-capped Weaver sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Brown-capped Weaver sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 10%) and Kibale National Park (Uganda, under 5%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Brown-capped Weaver that you can see in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Baglafecht Weaver (about 30%), Black-necked Weaver (about 30%) and Black-billed Weaver (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-capped Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (838 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
