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 Gonarezhou National Park
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens
Grosbeak Weaver
Amblyospiza albifrons
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Holub's Golden-Weaver at Gonarezhou 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