Where to see
Ploceus cucullatus
Akagera National Park leads · 18 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Village Weaver during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Los Haitises National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 7 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 13 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 16 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 17 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 18 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Akagera National Park
In Akagera National Park, Rwanda, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Village Weaver sighting on a given day, the highest of the 18 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Queen Elizabeth National Park and more
After Akagera National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Village Weaver are in Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda, about 40%), Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 40%) and uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 40%). Outside Africa, the best option is Los Haitises National Park in Central America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October and December–April in Akagera National Park (about 60%), November in Queen Elizabeth National Park (about 60%) and November and December in Lake Mburo National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Village Weaver on a given day. Each park's Village Weaver page has the full month-by-month chart.
