Ploceus ocularis
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The spectacled weaver (Ploceus ocularis) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found widely in woodland, forest edge and gardens of central, eastern and south-eastern Africa, but is absent from the most arid regions (such as the Karoo) and dense, primary rainforest. This common species breeds in solitary pairs, and both sexes are bright yellow, have an olive-yellow back, black "spectacles" and pale eyes. The male has a black throat.
Craig 2010. Family Ploceidae. pp. 74–197 in: del Hoyo, Elliott and Christie, eds. 2010. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 15. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Spectacled weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch. Spectacled weaver - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Spectacled Weaver sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 593 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 9th most-seen of the 219 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to October
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Spectacled Weaver in Durban on a given day, against about 40% in April and December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spectacled 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.
Yes
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Spectacled Weaver sightings, Durban has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Kigali (Rwanda, about 30%) and Harare (Zimbabwe, about 20%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Spectacled Weaver that you can see in Durban (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Village Weaver (about 30%), African Golden-Weaver (about 10%) 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 Spectacled Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Durban (593 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.
