Ploceus insignis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The brown-capped weaver (Ploceus insignis) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-capped Weaver sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 218th most-seen of the 366 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-capped Weaver in Kibale National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–July and September–January, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-capped Weaver sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Brown-capped Weaver sightings, Kibale National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 40%) and Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 10%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Brown-capped Weaver that you can see in Kibale National Park (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Vieillot's Weaver (about 50%), Black-necked Weaver (about 40%) and Village Weaver (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-capped Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Kibale National Park (41 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.
