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 Tarangire National Park
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus
Black-necked Weaver
Ploceus nigricollis
Chestnut Weaver
Ploceus rubiginosus
Speke's Weaver
Ploceus spekei
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Golden-backed Weaver
Ploceus jacksoni
Holub's Golden-Weaver
Ploceus xanthops
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Little Weaver
Ploceus luteolus
Taveta Golden-Weaver
Ploceus castaneiceps
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
📅 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 Tarangire National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Village Weaver sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 64 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Village Weaver in Tarangire National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Village Weaver in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.