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 Pilanesberg National Park
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Cape Weaver
Ploceus capensis
Scaly Weaver
Sporopipes squamifrons
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
Grosbeak Weaver
Amblyospiza albifrons
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Euplectes afer
📅 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 Pilanesberg National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Village Weaver sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Village Weaver in Pilanesberg National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Village Weaver in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.