Listen to the Village weaver
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About the Village weaver
The Village weaver is a bird in the family Ploceidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 34 g.
What does the Village weaver sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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 coarsely woven nest made of grass and leaf strips with a downward-facing entrance, which is suspended from a branch in a tree. Two or three eggs are laid. Village weavers are colonial breeders, so many nests may hang from one tree.
Related birds in the genus Ploceus
More from the family Ploceidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Village weaver sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Village weaver on this page, including its call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Village weaver endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Village weaver as “least concern”.
What family does the Village weaver belong to?
The Village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) belongs to the family Ploceidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Kilifi County, Kenya by Anne Ndung'u – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1070285 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Village weaver – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Charles J. Sharp – CC BY-SA 4.0