Dyaphorophyia castanea
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The chestnut wattle-eye (Dyaphorophyia castanea) is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae. It is widespread across Central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swamps, and moist savanna. It is often found on cocoa farms.
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Gabon · 2022
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Wattle-eye sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 299 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 85th most-seen of the 366 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.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Wattle-eye in Kibale National Park on a given day, against about 10% in November, the lowest month. That is one of Kibale National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 140 mm in November.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut Wattle-eye sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Chestnut Wattle-eye sightings, Kibale National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 40%).
Same family: Platysteiridae
The closest relatives of the Chestnut Wattle-eye that you can see in Kibale National Park (family Platysteiridae, Wattle-eyes and Batises) are Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher (about 40%), Brown-throated Wattle-eye (about 40%) and African Shrike-flycatcher (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut Wattle-eye is recorded against all the birds logged in Kibale National Park (299 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.
