Ploceus hypoxanthus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The Asian golden weaver (Ploceus hypoxanthus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, and arable land.
It is threatened by habitat loss and capture, notably for the merit release trade. The Asian Golden Weaver was initially named and discovered by Anders Erikson Sparrman, a Swedish naturalist. Although Sparrman sailed around the world with James Cook, starting from Cape Town, on Cook's second expedition to the Pacific (1772–1775), they did not visit islands as far north as Sumatra. After the voyage Sparrman returned to Cape Town in July 1775 and practiced medicine. As a result, he wrote a Latin description of the Asian Golden Weaver.
The breeding male is generally bright yellow with a black mask (diagnostic in Asia). Females, non-breeding... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Golden Weaver sighting in Bangkok on a given day, based on 1,071 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 60th most-seen of the 277 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Golden Weaver in Bangkok on a given day, against about 10% in June to April, the lowest months. That is one of Bangkok's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 10 mm in December.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asian Golden Weaver sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Asian Golden Weaver sightings, Bangkok has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Singapore (Singapore, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asian Golden Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Bangkok (1,071 verified sightings), 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.
