Asian Golden Weaver - BirdForum Opus

Photo by mohbhorn
Kampangsaen Campus Kasetsart University Nakorn Prathom Thailand, May 2006

Ploceus hypoxanthus

Identification

• Yellow forehead, crown and underparts
• Black face and bib, more marked in breeding male
• Back and wings heavily marked with brown streaks

Distribution

Non-breeding Plumage
Photo by Chaiyan
Bung Boraphet, central Thailand, July 2003

South-east Asia: found in Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• P. h. hymenaicus:

• Southern Myanmar to central Thailand, Cambodia and southern Vietnam

• P. h. hypoxanthus:

• Sumatra and Java

Habitat

Wetlands, marshes, reedbeds, arable land and rice fields

Behaviour

Breeding

Photo by mohbhorn
Kampangsaen Campus Kasetsart University. Nakorn Prathom Thailand, May 2006

They build a dome-shaped nests made from woven grass, in reeds or grasses beside fresh water lakes and ponds.

Diet

The diet includes seeds and grain.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Earth Touch.com
4. BF Member observations

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