Holub's Golden-Weaver
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Holub's Golden-Weaver

Ploceus xanthops

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Chobe National Park
172 Verified records at Chobe National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Holub's Golden-Weaver sighting in Chobe National Park, based on 172 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chobe National Park

Southern Masked Weaver
LC

Southern Masked Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus velatus

5–10% · With luck
Village Weaver
LC

Village Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus cucullatus

5–10% · Rare
Spectacled Weaver
LC

Spectacled Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus ocularis

<5% · Rare
Southern Brown-throated Weaver
LC

Southern Brown-throated Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus xanthopterus

<5% · Rare
Lesser Masked-Weaver
LC

Lesser Masked-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus intermedius

<5% · Rare
Chestnut Weaver
LC

Chestnut Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus rubiginosus

Insufficient data
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bubalornis niger

10–20% · With luck
Red-billed Quelea
LC

Red-billed Quelea

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Quelea quelea

10–20% · With luck
Red-headed Weaver
LC

Red-headed Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anaplectes rubriceps

<5% · Rare
Red Bishop
LC

Red Bishop

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes orix

<5% · Rare
Fan-tailed Widowbird
LC

Fan-tailed Widowbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes axillaris

<5% · Rare
Scaly Weaver
LC

Scaly Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporopipes squamifrons

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ 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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Holub's Golden-Weaver in Chobe National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Holub's Golden-Weaver sighting in Chobe National Park, based on 172 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Holub's Golden-Weaver in Chobe National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Holub's Golden-Weaver in Chobe National Park in our monthly data.

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