Ploceus tricolor
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The yellow-mantled weaver (Ploceus tricolor) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is sparsely distributed across the African tropical rainforest. Media related to Ploceus tricolor at Wikimedia Commons Yellow-mantled weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-mantled Weaver sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 58 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 201st 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.
January, April and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-mantled Weaver in Kibale National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May–August and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-mantled 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Yellow-mantled Weaver sightings, Kibale National Park has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda, under 5%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Yellow-mantled 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 Yellow-mantled Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Kibale National Park (58 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.
