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 Hwange National Park
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Holub's Golden-Weaver
Ploceus xanthops
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Scaly Weaver
Sporopipes squamifrons
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Euplectes afer
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 Hwange National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Village Weaver sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Village Weaver in Hwange National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Village Weaver in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.