Ploceus castanops
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The northern brown-throated weaver (Ploceus castanops) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Uganda, Rwanda and adjacent northern Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Kenya and northwestern Tanzania.
P. victoriae (Ash, 1986) is now thought to be a hybrid between P. castanops and P. melanocephalus. Northern brown-throated weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch. Wikipedia →
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Uganda · 2025
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Brown-throated Weaver sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park on a given day, based on 71 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 221st most-seen of the 434 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Brown-throated Weaver in Queen Elizabeth National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–October and December–April, the lowest months. That is one of Queen Elizabeth National Park's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against 15 mm in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Brown-throated 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 Northern Brown-throated Weaver sightings, Queen Elizabeth National Park has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, under 5%) and Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda, under 5%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Northern Brown-throated Weaver that you can see in Queen Elizabeth National Park (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Black-headed Weaver (about 40%), Village Weaver (about 40%) and Slender-billed Weaver (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Brown-throated Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Queen Elizabeth National Park (71 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.
