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 Gorongosa National Park
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Dark-backed Weaver
Ploceus bicolor
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
Southern Brown-throated Weaver
Ploceus xanthopterus
African Golden-Weaver
Ploceus subaureus
Holub's Golden-Weaver
Ploceus xanthops
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Black-winged Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
📅 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 Gorongosa National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Village Weaver sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Village Weaver in Gorongosa National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Village Weaver in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.