Plocepasser superciliosus
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The chestnut-crowned sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser superciliosus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara, from Senegal and Gambia to Eritrea, Ethiopia and western Kenya. Species text in Weaver Watch.
Chestnut-crowned sparrow-weaver on the Internet Bird Collection
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mole National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 2 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Chinko Conservation Area | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | |
| 4 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver sighting in Mole National Park on a given day, based on 223 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 30th most-seen of the 266 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and October
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver in Mole National Park on a given day, against about 40% in January and March, the lowest months. Those are among Mole National Park's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against almost none in January. July has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-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 4 parks where we can rate Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver sightings, Mole National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda, about 20%) and Chinko Conservation Area (Central African Republic, about 10%).
Same family: Passeridae
The closest relatives of the Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver that you can see in Mole National Park (family Passeridae, Old World Sparrows) are Bush Petronia (about 60%) and Northern Grey-headed Sparrow (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Mole National Park (223 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.
