Platysteira jamesoni
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Jameson's wattle-eye (Platysteira jamesoni) is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is named after James Sligo Jameson. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Jameson's Wattle-eye sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 79 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 183rd 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Jameson's Wattle-eye in Kibale National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Jameson's Wattle-eye sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Jameson's Wattle-eye sightings, Kibale National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Jameson's Wattle-eye is recorded against all the birds logged in Kibale National Park (79 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.
