Ploceus xanthopterus
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
The southern brown-throated weaver (Ploceus xanthopterus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in southern Africa. Southern brown-throated weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch. Southern brown-throated weaver - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Brown-throated Weaver sighting in Liwonde National Park on a given day, based on 134 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 45th most-seen of the 267 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Brown-throated Weaver in Liwonde National Park on a given day, against about 10% in August, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern 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.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Southern Brown-throated Weaver sightings, Liwonde National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 20%) and uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 10%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Southern Brown-throated Weaver that you can see in Liwonde National Park (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Spectacled Weaver (about 10%) and Lesser Masked-Weaver (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Brown-throated Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Liwonde National Park (134 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.
