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 Lower Zambezi National Park
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
Holub's Golden-Weaver
Ploceus xanthops
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Red-headed Quelea
Quelea erythrops
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
📅 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 Lower Zambezi National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Village Weaver sighting in Lower Zambezi National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Village Weaver in Lower Zambezi National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Village Weaver in Lower Zambezi National Park in our monthly data.