Ploceus bojeri
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The golden palm weaver (Ploceus bojeri) is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It is found in eastern Africa. Golden palm weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mombasa | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Palm Weaver sighting in Samburu National Reserve on a given day, based on 211 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 95th most-seen of the 341 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Palm Weaver in Samburu National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in July, the lowest month. That is one of Samburu National Reserve's wettest months, with about 95 mm of rain against 5 mm in September.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden Palm 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 Golden Palm Weaver sightings, Samburu National Reserve ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Meru National Park (Kenya, about 30%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Golden Palm Weaver that you can see in Samburu National Reserve (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Chestnut Weaver (about 40%), Lesser Masked-Weaver (about 20%) and Vitelline Masked-Weaver (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden Palm Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Samburu National Reserve (211 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.
