Platysteira peltata
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The black-throated wattle-eye (Platysteira peltata) is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Black-throated wattle-eye - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 3 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Wattle-eye sighting in Lower Zambezi National Park on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 145th most-seen of the 241 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Wattle-eye in Lower Zambezi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and November, the lowest months. That is one of Lower Zambezi National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 290 mm in January. February and March have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-throated Wattle-eye 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 13 parks where we can rate Black-throated Wattle-eye sightings, Lower Zambezi National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 10%) and Liwonde National Park (Malawi, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-throated Wattle-eye is recorded against all the birds logged in Lower Zambezi National Park (40 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.
