Platysteira peltata
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 Mikumi National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 154th most-seen of the 261 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.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Wattle-eye in Mikumi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, July–August and November–January, the lowest months. That is one of Mikumi National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 200 mm in April.
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, Mikumi National Park ranks 6th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 10%), Liwonde National Park (Malawi, about 10%) and Lower Zambezi National Park (Zambia, about 10%).
Same family: Platysteiridae
The closest relatives of the Black-throated Wattle-eye that you can see in Mikumi National Park (family Platysteiridae, Wattle-eyes and Batises) are Pale Batis (about 30%), Chinspot Batis (about 10%) and Eastern Black-headed Batis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-throated Wattle-eye is recorded against all the birds logged in Mikumi National Park (17 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.
