Platysteira peltata
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The black-throated wattle-eye (Platysteira peltata) is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Black-throated wattle-eye - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 3 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Wattle-eye sighting in Harare on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 136th most-seen of the 213 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.
June, October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Wattle-eye in Harare on a given day, against under 5% in January–May, July–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-throated Wattle-eye sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Black-throated Wattle-eye sightings, Harare ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Mombasa (Kenya, about 20%), Dar es-Salaam (Tanzania, about 10%) and Lilongwe (Malawi, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-throated Wattle-eye is recorded against all the birds logged in Harare (19 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.
