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They nest in small colonies in reed beds.  The globe-shaped nest has a long entrance tunnel. It is woven from grass and plant fibres.
 
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A soundscape where many males were engaged in nest building and displaying as well. A reedbed in a wetland provided a colonial roosting site for a group of Streaked Weaver.<br />
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Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />
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Basai Wetlands, Dist. Gurgaon, Haryana, [[India]], May-2014<br />
 
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Revision as of 06:52, 11 September 2016

Photo by Chaiyan
Central Thailand, July 2003
Ploceus manyar

Identification

15 cm (6 in): short and slightly rounded tail

  • Golden yellow crown
  • Dark brown head and throat
  • Heavy streaks on breast
  • Dark brown upperparts with fulvous streaks
  • Buffy underparts with dark brown streaks
  • Brownish-black, short, stout bill
Female
Photo by Shantilal Varu
Kutch, Gujarat, India, April 2015

Female

  • Buffish throat breast and flanks with heavy brown streaks
  • Heavily streaked crown
  • Dark-brown ear-coverts
  • Yellowish supercilium
  • Yellow patch on the side of the neck
  • White chin, upper throat and belly
  • Pale flesh-coloured bill.

Distribution

South Asia.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 4 subspecies[1]:

  • P. m. flaviceps:
Lowlands of east Pakistan to western India and Sri Lanka
  • P. m. peguensis:
  • P. m. williamsoni:
  • P. m. manyar:

Habitat

Reedbeds, marsh lands, agricultural areas and rice paddies.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of seeds, particularly grass seed.

Breeding

They nest in small colonies in reed beds. The globe-shaped nest has a long entrance tunnel. It is woven from grass and plant fibres.

Vocalisation

A soundscape where many males were engaged in nest building and displaying as well. A reedbed in a wetland provided a colonial roosting site for a group of Streaked Weaver.
<flashmp3>streaked_weaver_alok.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Recording by Alok Tewari
Basai Wetlands, Dist. Gurgaon, Haryana, India, May-2014

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. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2015)
  3. Oriental Bird Club
  4. BF Member observations

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