Ploceus castanops
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Brown-throated Weaver sighting in Kigali on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 201st most-seen of the 244 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.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Brown-throated Weaver in Kigali on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months. That is one of Kigali's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 30 mm in July.
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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Northern Brown-throated Weaver sightings, Kigali ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Kampala (Uganda, about 10%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Northern Brown-throated Weaver that you can see in Kigali (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Village Weaver (about 50%), Black-headed Weaver (about 50%) and Baglafecht Weaver (about 30%), 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 Kigali (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.
