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 Akagera National Park
Holub's Golden-Weaver
Ploceus xanthops
Black-headed Weaver
Ploceus melanocephalus
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Slender-billed Weaver
Ploceus pelzelni
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Vieillot's Weaver
Ploceus nigerrimus
Black-necked Weaver
Ploceus nigricollis
Northern Brown-throated Weaver
Ploceus castanops
Little Weaver
Ploceus luteolus
Black-billed Weaver
Ploceus melanogaster
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
📅 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 Akagera National Park?
About 46% of visitor-days record a Village Weaver sighting in Akagera National Park, based on 225 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Village Weaver in Akagera National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Village Weaver in Akagera National Park in our monthly data.