Ploceus subaureus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The eastern golden weaver (Ploceus subaureus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in eastern and south-eastern Africa. Alternative names used for the eastern golden weaver include yellow weaver, olive-headed golden weaver, and African golden weaver.
Eastern golden weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mombasa | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Dar es-Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Zanzibar City | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parc des oiseaux | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Calgary Zoo | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Peoria Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an African Golden-Weaver sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 88 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 76th most-seen of the 219 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an African Golden-Weaver in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–August, the lowest months. That is one of Durban's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain against 25 mm in June.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most African Golden-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 cities where we can rate African Golden-Weaver sightings, Durban ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Mombasa (Kenya, about 40%), Dar es-Salaam (Tanzania, about 30%) and Zanzibar City (Tanzania, about 20%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the African Golden-Weaver that you can see in Durban (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Spectacled Weaver (about 50%), Village Weaver (about 30%) and Dark-backed Weaver (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the African Golden-Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Durban (88 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.
