Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusPloceus (Typical Weavers)
- SpeciesPloceus cucullatus (Village Weaver)
Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park
Cape Weaver
Ploceus capensis
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Dark-backed Weaver
Ploceus bicolor
African Golden-Weaver
Ploceus subaureus
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Long-tailed Widow-bird
Euplectes progne
Grosbeak Weaver
Amblyospiza albifrons
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
Scaly Weaver
Sporopipes squamifrons
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes 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 Village Weaver in Addo Elephant National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Village Weaver sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 48 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Village Weaver in Addo Elephant National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Village Weaver in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.