Ploceus insignis
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The brown-capped weaver (Ploceus insignis) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-capped Weaver sighting in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, based on 157 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 96th most-seen of the 252 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.
July and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-capped Weaver in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, the lowest month.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-capped 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 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Brown-capped Weaver sightings, Nyungwe National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 40%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Brown-capped Weaver that you can see in Nyungwe National Park (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Baglafecht Weaver (about 30%), Strange Weaver (about 20%) and Dark-backed Weaver (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-capped Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Nyungwe National Park (157 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.
