White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasseridae (Passèrids)
- GenusPlocepasser (Sparrow-Weavers)
- SpeciesPlocepasser mahali (White-browed Sparrow-Weaver)
Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Social Weaver
Philetairus socius
Cape Sparrow
Passer melanurus
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
Passer diffusus
Great Rufous Sparrow
Passer motitensis
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
Crimson-breasted Gonolek
Laniarius atrococcineus
Mariqua Flycatcher
Bradornis mariquensis
Scaly Weaver
Sporopipes squamifrons
Yellow Canary
Crithagra flaviventris
Kalahari Scrub Robin
Erythropygia paena
Cape Crow
Corvus capensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-browed Sparrow-Weaver in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
About 71% of visitor-days record a White-browed Sparrow-Weaver sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 181 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-browed Sparrow-Weaver in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for White-browed Sparrow-Weaver in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.