Jameson's Wattle-eye

Jameson's Wattle-eye

Platysteira jamesoni

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kibale National Park
84 Verified records at Kibale National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Jameson's wattle-eye (Platysteira jamesoni) is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is named after James Sligo Jameson. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Jameson's Wattle-eye sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 84 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park

Brown-throated Wattle-eye
LC

Brown-throated Wattle-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platysteira cyanea

30–40% · Possible
Black-throated Wattle-eye
LC

Black-throated Wattle-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platysteira peltata

<5% · Rare
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
LC

Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bias musicus

40–50% · Likely
Chestnut Wattle-eye
LC

Chestnut Wattle-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dyaphorophyia castanea

10–20% · With luck
African Shrike-flycatcher
LC

African Shrike-flycatcher

Bird

Megabyas flammulatus

10–20% · With luck
Chinspot Batis
LC

Chinspot Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis molitor

<5% · Rare
Rwenzori Batis
LC

Rwenzori Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis diops

Insufficient data
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Olive-bellied Sunbird
LC

Olive-bellied Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris chloropygius

40–50% · Likely
Little Greenbul
LC

Little Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurillas virens

40–50% · Likely
Bronze Mannikin

Bronze Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura cucullata

40–50% · Likely
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
2 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
3 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
4 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Jameson's Wattle-eye in Kibale National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Jameson's Wattle-eye sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 84 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Jameson's Wattle-eye in Kibale National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Jameson's Wattle-eye in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.

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