Ploceus xanthopterus
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The southern brown-throated weaver (Ploceus xanthopterus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in southern Africa. Southern brown-throated weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch. Southern brown-throated weaver - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Brown-throated Weaver sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 369 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 81st most-seen of the 351 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and December–January
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Brown-throated Weaver in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–July, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern 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 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Southern Brown-throated Weaver sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Liwonde National Park (Malawi, about 40%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Southern Brown-throated Weaver that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are African Golden-Weaver (about 40%), Dark-backed Weaver (about 40%) and Spectacled Weaver (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Brown-throated Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (369 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
