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The Village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) is a bird found in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria and Gambia. Villages, savanna and gardens across sub-Saharan Africa. It eats seeds and nuts, insects and other small invertebrates and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Village weaver lives

Villages, savanna and gardens across sub-Saharan Africa.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🌰 Seeds & nuts40%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs30%
• 🍎 Fruit10%
• 🌸 Nectar10%
• 🌿 Leaves & plants10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Village weaver

Recorded by JJSUN (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1080073. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Village weaver

Where does the Village weaver live?

The Village weaver lives in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria and Gambia. Villages, savanna and gardens across sub-Saharan Africa.

What does the Village weaver eat?

seeds and nuts (about 40%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 30%), fruit (about 10%), nectar (about 10%), leaves and other plant parts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Village weaver endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Africa

• Southern masked weaver
• Southern boubou
• Black-backed puffback
• Pin-tailed whydah
• Blue waxbill
• Hamerkop

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.