Dyaphorophyia castanea
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
The chestnut wattle-eye (Dyaphorophyia castanea) is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae. It is widespread across Central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swamps, and moist savanna. It is often found on cocoa farms.
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Gabon · 2022
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Wattle-eye sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 269 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 112th most-seen of the 400 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May and November–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Wattle-eye in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January–February, April and June–October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut Wattle-eye sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Chestnut Wattle-eye sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 40%) and Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
Same family: Platysteiridae
The closest relatives of the Chestnut Wattle-eye that you can see in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (family Platysteiridae, Wattle-eyes and Batises) are Brown-throated Wattle-eye (about 30%), Chinspot Batis (about 30%) and Rwenzori Batis (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut Wattle-eye is recorded against all the birds logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (269 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.
