Plocepasser donaldsoni
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
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 |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver sighting in Samburu National Reserve on a given day, based on 724 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 341 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.
April
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver in Samburu National Reserve on a given day, against about 50% in December and January, the lowest months. That is one of Samburu National Reserve's wettest months, with about 95 mm of rain against 5 mm in September.
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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver sightings, Samburu National Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Meru National Park (Kenya, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Samburu National Reserve (724 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.
