Ploceus ocularis
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spectacled Weaver sighting in Maputo on a given day, based on 52 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 38th most-seen of the 115 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Spectacled Weaver in Maputo on a given day, against about 10% in February–April and August–November, the lowest months. Those are among Maputo's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 150 mm in January.
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.
6th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Spectacled Weaver sightings, Maputo ranks 6th at about 20%. The best odds are in Durban (South Africa, about 50%), Kigali (Rwanda, about 30%) and Harare (Zimbabwe, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spectacled Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Maputo (52 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.
