Ploceus weynsi
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In 3 days ~10%
Wayne's weaver (Placeus weynsi) is a bird species of the Ploceidae family. Weyns's Weaver belongs to the Animalia Kingdom, the Chordata Phylum, the Aves Class, the Passeriformes Order, the Ploceidae Family, and the Ploceus Genus. The species name for the Weyns's Weaver is Ploceus weysni. This species is monotypic, meaning that it does not encompass any infraspecific taxa such as a subspecies.
Weyns's Weaver differs from males to females in a number of physical characteristics. On average, males (24-36g) are heavier than females (23-34g). Made up of black, olive-green, yellow, and brown, males are much darker in appearance than females, who are much more yellow. Males have a black head and back, with a yellow and orange belly. Younger birds are mostly yellow with hints of black, closely resembling females.
Weyns's Weaver emit a high-pitched sizzling sound. Their songs are filled with many chirps and longer squeaking sounds. They are relatively quiet, unless they are joined by others. Weyns's Weaver is found in countries throughout Africa. These include the Northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo,... Wikipedia →
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Uganda · 2010
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Weyns's Weaver sighting in Kampala on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 174th most-seen of the 332 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Weyns's Weaver in Kampala on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Weyns's Weaver sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Kampala, in our data
Kampala is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Weyns's Weaver sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Weyns's 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 Weyns's Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Kampala (36 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.
