Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
GenusPloceus (Typical Weavers)
SpeciesPloceus cucullatus (Village Weaver)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Selous Game Reserve

4 Verified records at Selous Game Reserve

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus), also known as the spotted-backed weaver or black-headed weaver (the latter leading to easy confusion with P. melanocephalus), is a bird species in the family Ploceidae found in much of sub-Saharan Africa. It has also been introduced to Portugal and Venezuela as well as to the islands of Hispaniola, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Mauritius and Réunion. This often abundant species occurs in a wide range of open or semi-open habitats, including woodlands and human habitation, and frequently forms large noisy colonies in towns, villages, and hotel grounds. This weaver builds a large coarsely woven nest made of grass and leaf strips with a downward-facing entrance, which is suspended from a branch in a tree. Two or three eggs are laid. Village weavers are colonial breeders, so many nests may hang from one tree. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Selous Game Reserve

Ploceus subaureus

Ploceus ocularis

Ploceus intermedius

Ploceus vitellinus

Euplectes nigroventris

10–20% · With luck

Anaplectes rubriceps

Insufficient data

Quelea quelea

Insufficient data

Amblyospiza albifrons

Bubalornis niger

Quelea erythrops

Euplectes axillaris

Dinemellia dinemelli

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Village Weaver at Selous Game Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	40–50%
2	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	40–50%
3	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
4	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
5	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	30–40%
6	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
7	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
8	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
9	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
10	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	10–20%
11	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
12	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	10–20%
13	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
14	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	10–20%
15	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
16	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
17	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
18	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	10–20%
19	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
20	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
21	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
22	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
23	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
24	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
25	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
26	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	5–10%
27	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
28	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5–10%
29	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
30	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
31	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
32	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5–10%
33	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
34	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5–10%
35	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
36	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
37	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5–10%
38	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	5–10%
39	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
40	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	5–10%
41	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
42	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
43	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
44	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
45	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
46	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
47	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
48	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	Insufficient data
49	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	Insufficient data

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Village Weaver

Closest Relatives at Selous Game Reserve

African Golden-Weaver

Spectacled Weaver

Lesser Masked-Weaver

Vitelline Masked-Weaver

Zanzibar Bishop

Red-headed Weaver

Red-billed Quelea

Grosbeak Weaver

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

Red-headed Quelea

Fan-tailed Widowbird

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found