UC IUCN · LC · Least Concern Passeriformes Ploceidae

Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

UCIOC 9788

Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Passeriformes · Ploceidae

Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus).

ATK99

DEF62

XC405117 · Anne Ndung'u · CC BY-SA 4.0

9647 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 13.5–17 cm
Body Mass: 36.1 g
Diet: Seeds
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 99

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 99).

DEF 62

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 62).

* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.

How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Africa: widespread Habitat: Woodland

8 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Ploceus cucullatus cucullatus
Mauritania, Senegal and Gambia to s Chad and Cameroon, Bioko I.
Ploceus cucullatus abyssinicus
n Sudan, Eritrea and Ethiopia
Ploceus cucullatus bohndorffi
s Sudan, n DR Congo, Uganda, w Kenya and nw Tanzania
Ploceus cucullatus frobenii
s, se DR Congo
Ploceus cucullatus collaris
Gabon, w DR Congo and Angola
Ploceus cucullatus graueri
e DR Congo, Rwanda and w Tanzania
Ploceus cucullatus nigriceps
s Somalia and e Kenya through e, s Tanzania to se DR Congo, s Angola and ne Namibia, w Zimbabwe, e Zambia and c Mozambique
Ploceus cucullatus spilonotus
se Botswana, e South Africa and s Mozambique