Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Weavers and Allies :: Village Weaver
Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
Described by: Müller, Statius (1776)
Alternate common name(s): Black-headed Weaver, Mottled Weaver, Layard's Weaver, Layard's Black-headed Weaver, Spot-backed Weaver
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors
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Range
C., e. and s. Africa;
(1) Senegambia, s. Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, s. Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, s. Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Fernando Po, Central African Republic, and s. Chad.
Introduced to Hispaniola and Saona Is.
(2) Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Cabinda, Zaire and n. Angola.
(3) Sudan, n. Zaire, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, w. Kenya, and nw. Tanzania.
(4) Ethiopia and Eritrea.
(5) S. Zaire.
(6) E. Zaire and w. Tanzania.
(7) S. Somalia, e. Kenya, e. Tanzania including Mafia Is., e. Zaire, Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique.
(8) Se. Botswana, Zimbabwe, c. Mozambique and e. South Africa (ne. Natal).
(9) S. Mozambique and e. South Africa (Transvaal, Natal and e. Cape Province).
Introduced to the Mascarene Is.
(10) Somalia, e. Kenya, e. Tanzania to n. Botswana, Zimbabwe and c. Mozambique.
Introduced to Sao Tome.
Videos
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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