Ploceus bojeri
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Palm Weaver sighting in Tsavo East National Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 236th most-seen of the 345 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Palm Weaver in Tsavo East National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August–October and December–June, the lowest months.
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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Golden Palm Weaver sightings, Tsavo East National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Meru National Park (Kenya, about 30%) and Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 20%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Golden Palm Weaver that you can see in Tsavo East National Park (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Lesser Masked-Weaver (about 20%), Chestnut Weaver (about 20%) and Village 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 Tsavo East National Park (23 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.
