Ploceus xanthopterus
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
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 Durban on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 168th most-seen of the 219 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Brown-throated Weaver in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in November to September, the lowest months.
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.
Only Durban, in our data
Durban is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Southern Brown-throated Weaver sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Southern Brown-throated Weaver that you can see in Durban (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Spectacled Weaver (about 50%), Village Weaver (about 30%) and African Golden-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 Durban (11 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.
