# Village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus cucullatus) female and male

- By: Charles J. Sharp
- Date: 2021-10-31
- Classification: Photograph
- Credit line: Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography.co.uk
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Village_weaver_(Ploceus_cucullatus_cucullatus)_female_and_male.jpg)
- Rights: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
- Picture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Village_weaver_%28Ploceus_cucullatus_cucullatus%29_female_and_male.jpg/1920px-Village_weaver_%28Ploceus_cucullatus_cucullatus%29_female_and_male.jpg
- Who can see it: Kids profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus cucullatus) female (left) and male (right, building nest), Kakum National Park, Ghana. The male will build several nests and hope to attract a female. Females choose a mate with good nest-building skills.