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

Ploceus xanthops

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kruger National Park
156 Verified records at Kruger 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Holub's Golden-Weaver sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 156 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

Spectacled Weaver
LC

Spectacled Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus ocularis

20–30% · Possible
Southern Masked Weaver
LC

Southern Masked Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus velatus

10–20% · With luck
Lesser Masked-Weaver
LC

Lesser Masked-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus intermedius

10–20% · With luck
Village Weaver
LC

Village Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus cucullatus

10–20% · With luck
Cape Weaver
LC

Cape Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus capensis

<5% · Rare
African Golden-Weaver
LC

African Golden-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus subaureus

<5% · Rare
Dark-backed Weaver
LC

Dark-backed Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus bicolor

<5% · Rare
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bubalornis niger

20–30% · Possible
Red-billed Quelea
LC

Red-billed Quelea

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Quelea quelea

20–30% · Possible
Red-headed Weaver
LC

Red-headed Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anaplectes rubriceps

10–20% · With luck
White-winged Widowbird
LC

White-winged Widowbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes albonotatus

10–20% · With luck
Red Bishop
LC

Red Bishop

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes orix

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
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 Kruger National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Holub's Golden-Weaver sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 156 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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