Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Category: Iconic Birds

IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction

Taxonomy

Wikipedia

Species Database

Where to Find

Found in 200 safari areas across 19 countries and 4 regions.

• Eastern Rift Valley & Virunga Mountains, Democratic Republic of Congo - 100 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 100 records
• South Omo & Southwest Lowlands, Ethiopia - 50 records
• South Omo & Southwest Lowlands, Ethiopia - 50 records
• Central Rift Valley & Awash, Ethiopia - 50 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 50 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 50 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 50 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 50 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 42 records
• Eastern Rift Valley & Virunga Mountains, Democratic Republic of Congo - 40 records
• Eastern Rwanda Savannah, Rwanda - 40 records
• Western Tanzania & Lake Victoria, Tanzania - 40 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 40 records
• Northern Savanna & Cross-Border Wildlife, Ghana - 40 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 35 records
• Nairobi & Southern Corridor, Kenya - 35 records
• Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 35 records
• Western Rwanda Albertine Rift Forests, Rwanda - 30 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 30 records
• Southern Zambia & Victoria Falls, Zambia - 30 records
• Southern Zambia & Victoria Falls, Zambia - 30 records
• Southern Zambia & Victoria Falls, Zambia - 30 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 30 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 30 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 30 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 30 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 30 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 30 records
• Volta Basin & Eastern Plains, Ghana - 30 records
• South-West Coastal & Volcanic, Cameroon - 22 records
• South-West Coastal & Volcanic, Cameroon - 22 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 20 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 20 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 20 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 20 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 20 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 20 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 20 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 20 records
• Western Highlands & Border Forests, Cameroon - 20 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 16 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 15 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 15 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 15 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 15 records
• Matobo & Southwest, Zimbabwe - 15 records
• Matobo & Southwest, Zimbabwe - 15 records
• Matobo & Southwest, Zimbabwe - 15 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 15 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 15 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 15 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 15 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 15 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 15 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 15 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 15 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 15 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 15 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 15 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 15 records
• North West & Central Bushveld, South Africa - 14 records
• KwaZulu-Natal Bush & Coast, South Africa - 13 records
• Samburu & Northern Rangelands, Kenya - 12 records
• Western & Eastern Frontier, Kenya - 12 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 12 records
• Samburu & Northern Rangelands, Kenya - 12 records
• Samburu & Northern Rangelands, Kenya - 12 records
• Samburu & Northern Rangelands, Kenya - 12 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 12 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 12 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 12 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 12 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 12 records
• Southern Coastal & Maputo Bay, Mozambique - 12 records
• North West & Central Bushveld, South Africa - 12 records
• North West & Central Bushveld, South Africa - 12 records
• Southeast Lowveld, Zimbabwe - 12 records
• Eastern Congo Basin Rainforest, Cameroon - 12 records
• Northern Savanna & Cross-Border Wildlife, Ghana - 12 records
• Coastal Kenya, Kenya - 11 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 11 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 10 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 10 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 10 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 10 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 10 records
• South-West Coastal & Volcanic, Cameroon - 10 records
• South-West Coastal & Volcanic, Cameroon - 10 records
• Central Ashanti Forest Belt, Ghana - 10 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 10 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 9 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 9 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 9 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 9 records
• Central Malawi Plateau, Malawi - 9 records
• Central Malawi Plateau, Malawi - 9 records
• Central Rift Valley & Awash, Ethiopia - 8 records
• Nairobi & Southern Corridor, Kenya - 8 records
• Greater Kafue & Central Plains, Zambia - 8 records
• Northern Zambia, Zambia - 8 records
• Northern Zambia, Zambia - 8 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 7 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 7 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 7 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 7 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 7 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 7 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 6 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 6 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 6 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 6 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 6 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 6 records
• North West & Central Bushveld, South Africa - 6 records
• North West & Central Bushveld, South Africa - 6 records
• South-West Coastal & Volcanic, Cameroon - 6 records
• South-West Coastal & Volcanic, Cameroon - 6 records
• Eastern Forest & Atewa Highlands, Ghana - 6 records
• Western Congo Basin, Republic of Congo - 5 records
• Central Rift Valley & Awash, Ethiopia - 5 records
• Eastern Lowlands & Somali Region, Ethiopia - 5 records
• Afar & Danakil Depression, Ethiopia - 5 records
• Central Rift Valley & Awash, Ethiopia - 5 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 5 records
• Western Tanzania & Lake Victoria, Tanzania - 5 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 5 records
• KwaZulu-Natal Bush & Coast, South Africa - 5 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 5 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 5 records
• Western Rainforests & Coastal Reserves, Ghana - 5 records
• Western Rainforests & Coastal Reserves, Ghana - 5 records
• Loango & Southern Interior, Gabon - 4 records
• Mayumba Coast, Gabon - 4 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 4 records
• Western Tanzania & Lake Victoria, Tanzania - 4 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 4 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 4 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 4 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 4 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 4 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 4 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 4 records
• North West & Central Bushveld, South Africa - 4 records
• South-West Coastal & Volcanic, Cameroon - 4 records
• Central Rainforest & Plateau, Cameroon - 4 records
• Central Rainforest & Plateau, Cameroon - 4 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 4 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 4 records
• Volta Basin & Eastern Plains, Ghana - 4 records
• Eastern Forest & Atewa Highlands, Ghana - 4 records
• Western Rainforests & Coastal Reserves, Ghana - 4 records
• Eastern Forest & Atewa Highlands, Ghana - 4 records
• Eastern Forest & Atewa Highlands, Ghana - 4 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 4 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 4 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 4 records
• Estuary & Cristal Mountains, Gabon - 3 records
• Coastal Congo, Republic of Congo - 3 records
• South Omo & Southwest Lowlands, Ethiopia - 3 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 3 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 3 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 3 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 3 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 3 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 3 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 3 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 3 records
• North West & Central Bushveld, South Africa - 3 records
• Lower Zambezi Valley, Zambia - 3 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 3 records
• Zambezi Valley & Kariba, Zimbabwe - 3 records
• Zambezi Valley & Kariba, Zimbabwe - 3 records
• Central Ashanti Forest Belt, Ghana - 3 records
• Central Ashanti Forest Belt, Ghana - 3 records
• Central Ashanti Forest Belt, Ghana - 3 records
• Northern Rwanda Volcanoes, Rwanda - 2 records
• Western Rwanda Albertine Rift Forests, Rwanda - 2 records
• Northern Rwanda Volcanoes, Rwanda - 2 records
• Western Rwanda Albertine Rift Forests, Rwanda - 2 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 2 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 2 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 2 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 2 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 2 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 2 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 2 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 2 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 2 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 2 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 2 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 2 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 2 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 2 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 2 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 2 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 2 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 2 records
• KwaZulu-Natal Bush & Coast, South Africa - 2 records
• Luangwa Valley, Zambia - 2 records