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title: "Village Weaver"
description: "Ploceus cucullatus — Uccelli. The village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus), also known as the spotted-backed weaver or black-headed weaver (the latter leading to easy confusion with P."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/village-weaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Village Weaver

> Ploceus cucullatus — Uccelli. The village weaver  (Ploceus cucullatus), also known as the spotted-backed weaver or black-headed weaver (the latter leading to easy confusion with P.

- Scientific name: *Ploceus cucullatus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `urban` (Città e giardini), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 9274
- Wikidata: [Q1070285](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1070285)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13796](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13796)

## Names

- en: Village Weaver
- de: Dorfweber
- es: Tejedor africano
- fr: Tisserin gendarme
- nl: Grote textorwever
- pt: Tecelão-malhado
- pl: Wikłacz zmienny

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (2774), GM (518), MU (453), UG (449), KE (423), DO (398), RE (380), SN (233), BJ (206), TZ (198), ET (157), ZW (156)

## Summary

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…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_weaver

## Photo

![Village Weaver](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/village-weaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: Don Wellmann · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143400980

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/village-weaver?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).