Jameson's Wattle-eye

Jameson's Wattle-eye

Platysteira jamesoni

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Semuliki National Park
120 Verified records at Semuliki National Park
November 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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Jameson's Wattle-eye sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 120 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park

Brown-throated Wattle-eye
LC

Brown-throated Wattle-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platysteira cyanea

<5% · Rare
Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye

Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye

Bird

Platysteira concreta

Insufficient data
Chestnut Wattle-eye
LC

Chestnut Wattle-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dyaphorophyia castanea

30–40% · Possible
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
LC

Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bias musicus

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

African Shrike-flycatcher

Bird

Megabyas flammulatus

<5% · Rare
Ituri Batis
LC

Ituri Batis

Bird

Batis ituriensis

<5% · Rare
Western Black-headed Batis
LC

Western Black-headed Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis erlangeri

Insufficient data
Chinspot Batis
LC

Chinspot Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis molitor

Insufficient data
Crested Malimbe
LC

Crested Malimbe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malimbus malimbicus

60–70% · Likely
Red-tailed Greenbul
LC

Red-tailed Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Criniger calurus

60–70% · Likely
Western Nicator
LC

Western Nicator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nicator chloris

60–70% · Likely
Fraser's Rufous Thrush
LC

Fraser's Rufous Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stizorhina fraseri

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
20–30
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
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 Semuliki National Park?

About 32% of wildlife watchers report a Jameson's Wattle-eye sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 120 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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