Ploceus castanops
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The northern brown-throated weaver (Ploceus castanops) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Uganda, Rwanda and adjacent northern Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Kenya and northwestern Tanzania.
P. victoriae (Ash, 1986) is now thought to be a hybrid between P. castanops and P. melanocephalus. Northern brown-throated weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch. Wikipedia →
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Uganda · 2025
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Brown-throated Weaver sighting in Kampala on a given day, based on 258 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 89th most-seen of the 332 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and August–September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Brown-throated Weaver in Kampala on a given day, against about 10% in July and October–May, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern 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.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Northern Brown-throated Weaver sightings, Kampala has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kigali (Rwanda, under 5%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Northern Brown-throated Weaver that you can see in Kampala (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Village Weaver (about 30%), Vieillot's Weaver (about 20%) and Golden-backed Weaver (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Brown-throated Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Kampala (258 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.
