Holub's Golden-Weaver
Ploceus xanthops
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusPloceus (Typical Weavers)
- SpeciesPloceus xanthops (Holub's Golden-Weaver)
Holub's golden weaver (Ploceus xanthops), also known as the African golden weaver, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. The common name commemorates the Czech naturalist Emil Holub. It is found from Gabon to Uganda and Kenya, south to northern Namibia, northern Botswana and eastern South Africa. They have a yellow on their heads and light yellow eyes. They live for four years. Their usual call sounds like "chichi-chichi-chi-squirr ski-wee" but there is some variation from regions so some contact calls are a short "chirp. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Dark-backed Weaver
Ploceus bicolor
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
Southern Brown-throated Weaver
Ploceus xanthopterus
African Golden-Weaver
Ploceus subaureus
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Black-winged Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Holub's Golden-Weaver at Gorongosa National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there