Plocepasser donaldsoni
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Donaldson Smith's sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser donaldsoni) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Africa from southern Ethiopia to central Kenya and southern Somalia. It was named in honor of the 19th-century American explorer Arthur Donaldson Smith.
Donaldson-Smith's sparrow-weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver sighting in Meru National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 201st most-seen of the 243 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver in Meru National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June, September and November–January, the lowest months. May and July–August have too few records to rate.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver sightings, Meru National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 60%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Meru National Park (11 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.
