Ploceus castanops
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The northern brown-throated weaver (Ploceus castanops) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Uganda, Rwanda and adjacent northern Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Kenya and northwestern Tanzania.
P. victoriae (Ash, 1986) is now thought to be a hybrid between P. castanops and P. melanocephalus. Northern brown-throated weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch. Wikipedia →
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Uganda · 2025
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Brown-throated Weaver sighting in Lake Mburo National Park on a given day, based on 48 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 219th most-seen of the 362 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–March, May and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Brown-throated Weaver in Lake Mburo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–July and September–January, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern 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.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Northern Brown-throated Weaver sightings, Lake Mburo National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda, under 5%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Northern Brown-throated Weaver that you can see in Lake Mburo National Park (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Village Weaver (about 40%), Lesser Masked-Weaver (about 30%) and Holub's Golden-Weaver (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Brown-throated Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Lake Mburo National Park (48 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.
