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 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Dark-backed Weaver
Ploceus bicolor
African Golden-Weaver
Ploceus subaureus
Cape Weaver
Ploceus capensis
Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Grosbeak Weaver
Amblyospiza albifrons
📅 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 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Village Weaver sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 64 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Village Weaver in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Village Weaver in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.