Ploceus xanthopterus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The southern brown-throated weaver (Ploceus xanthopterus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in southern Africa. Southern brown-throated weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch. Southern brown-throated weaver - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Brown-throated Weaver sighting in Chobe National Park on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 226th most-seen of the 373 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Brown-throated Weaver in Chobe National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–October and December–January, the lowest months. Those are among Chobe National Park's wettest months, with about 80 mm of rain a month against almost none in May.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Brown-throated Weaver sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Southern Brown-throated Weaver sightings, Chobe National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Liwonde National Park (Malawi, about 40%), iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 20%) and uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 10%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Southern Brown-throated Weaver that you can see in Chobe National Park (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Holub's Golden-Weaver (about 10%) and Southern Masked Weaver (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Brown-throated Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Chobe National Park (37 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.
