Holub's Golden-Weaver

Holub's Golden-Weaver

Ploceus xanthops

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Lower Zambezi National Park
4 Verified records at Lower Zambezi National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Holub's Golden-Weaver at Lower Zambezi National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
2 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
3 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
4 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
5 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
6 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
7 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
8 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
9 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
10 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
11 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
12 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
13 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
14 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
16 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
17 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
18 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
19 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
20 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
21 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
22 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
23 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
24 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
25 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
26 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
27 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
28 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
29 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
30 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
31 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
32 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
33 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
34 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
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