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| - | [[Image:Baya_Weaver.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|suleesia|suleesia}}<br />Penang, [[Malaysia]], July 2005]] | + | [[Image:Baya_Weaver.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|suleesia|suleesia}}<br />Penang, [[Malaysia]], July 2005]] |
| | ;[[:Category:Ploceus|Ploceus]] philippinus | | ;[[:Category:Ploceus|Ploceus]] philippinus |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
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| | *Lacks mask | | *Lacks mask |
| | *Stout horn-coloured conical bill | | *Stout horn-coloured conical bill |
| | + | [[Image:Baya_Weaver_a.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Dr+Manjeet+Singh|Dr Manjeet Singh}}<br />Pondamaran-jaya, Port Klang, Selangor, [[Malaysia]], May 2008]] |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| - | [[Image:Baya_Weaver_a.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Dr+Manjeet+Singh|Dr Manjeet Singh}}<br />Location: Pondamaran-jaya, Port Klang, Selangor, [[Malaysia]], May 2008]] | |
| | [[India]] and south [[Asia]]. | | [[India]] and south [[Asia]]. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| - | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| - | There are 5 subspecies: | + | There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
| | *''P. p. philippinus'': | | *''P. p. philippinus'': |
| | :*Lowlands of south-eastern [[Pakistan]] to western [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]] | | :*Lowlands of south-eastern [[Pakistan]] to western [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]] |
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| | *''P. p. burmanicus'': | | *''P. p. burmanicus'': |
| | :*North-eastern [[India]] (Bengal) to [[Bangladesh]], Assam and [[Myanmar]] | | :*North-eastern [[India]] (Bengal) to [[Bangladesh]], Assam and [[Myanmar]] |
| | + | [[Image:Baya weaver subadult male.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Sub-adult male<br />Photo by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Lorong Halus, [[Singapore]], July 2012]] |
| | *''P. p. infortunatus'': | | *''P. p. infortunatus'': |
| | :*[[Malay Peninsula]] to southern [[Vietnam]], [[Sumatra]] and Nias Island | | :*[[Malay Peninsula]] to southern [[Vietnam]], [[Sumatra]] and Nias Island |
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| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | Mangroves, reeds, grassland, cultivated areas, scrub and secondary growths usually near fresh or brackish water. | | Mangroves, reeds, grassland, cultivated areas, scrub and secondary growths usually near fresh or brackish water. |
| - | [[Image:Baya Weaver pair.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Pair at nest<br >Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br />Tissa, [[Sri Lanka]], July 2009 ]] | |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | ====Diet==== | | ====Diet==== |
| | The diet includes grass seed. | | The diet includes grass seed. |
| | ====Breeding==== | | ====Breeding==== |
| | + | [[Image:Baya Weaver pair.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Pair at nest<br >Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br />Tissa, [[Sri Lanka]], July 2009]] |
| | Colonial nesters of up to 20-30 pairs, usually in trees near freshwater and open ground. The male builds a basic nest from woven grass which hangs from a palm frond or branch and resembling an upside down flask, which they then display to visiting females. If a female likes the look of the nest and its male she will mate with him before lining the nest herself and laying and incubating the 3-4 white eggs. | | Colonial nesters of up to 20-30 pairs, usually in trees near freshwater and open ground. The male builds a basic nest from woven grass which hangs from a palm frond or branch and resembling an upside down flask, which they then display to visiting females. If a female likes the look of the nest and its male she will mate with him before lining the nest herself and laying and incubating the 3-4 white eggs. |
| | ==References== | | ==References== |
| - | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Wikipedia |
| | #BF Member observations | | #BF Member observations |
| | {{ref}} | | {{ref}} |
Mangroves, reeds, grassland, cultivated areas, scrub and secondary growths usually near fresh or brackish water.
Colonial nesters of up to 20-30 pairs, usually in trees near freshwater and open ground. The male builds a basic nest from woven grass which hangs from a palm frond or branch and resembling an upside down flask, which they then display to visiting females. If a female likes the look of the nest and its male she will mate with him before lining the nest herself and laying and incubating the 3-4 white eggs.
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