Ploceus xanthopterus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The southern brown-throated weaver (Ploceus xanthopterus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in southern Africa. Southern brown-throated weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch. Southern brown-throated weaver - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Brown-throated Weaver sighting in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 205th most-seen of the 283 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 and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Brown-throated Weaver in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January to October, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern 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.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Southern Brown-throated Weaver sightings, uMkhuze Game Reserve ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Liwonde National Park (Malawi, about 40%) and iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 20%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Southern Brown-throated Weaver that you can see in uMkhuze Game Reserve (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Spectacled Weaver (about 40%), Village Weaver (about 40%) and Lesser Masked-Weaver (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Brown-throated Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in uMkhuze Game Reserve (22 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.
