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| − | [[Image:baya_weaver_alok.JPG|thumb|450px|right|Nominate subspecies : Male in full breeding Plumage<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Keoladeo National Park]], [[India]], July | + | [[Image:baya_weaver_alok.JPG|thumb|450px|right|Nominate subspecies : Male in full breeding Plumage<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Keoladeo National Park]], [[India]], July 2015]] |
;[[:Category:Ploceus|Ploceus]] philippinus | ;[[:Category:Ploceus|Ploceus]] philippinus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:Baya_Weaver.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Subspecies ''P. p. infortunatus'' : Male<br />Photo by {{user|suleesia|suleesia}}<br />Penang, [[Malaysia]], July 2005]] | ||
15 cm (6 in) | 15 cm (6 in) | ||
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*Upperparts dark brown streaked fulvous buff | *Upperparts dark brown streaked fulvous buff | ||
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*Stout horn-coloured conical bill | *Stout horn-coloured conical bill | ||
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[[Asia]]: [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]]<br /> | [[Asia]]: [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]]<br /> | ||
'''South Asia''': [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bhutan]]<br /> | '''South Asia''': [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bhutan]]<br /> | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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| + | [[Image:DSC069331.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Nominate subspecies : Female<br />Photo by {{user|Shantilal+Varu|Shantilal Varu}}<br />Hingolgadh Sanctuary,Gujarat,India, June 2016]] | ||
There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''P. p. philippinus'': | *''P. p. philippinus'': | ||
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Image:Baya Weaver pair.jpg|Pair at nest<br >Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br />Tissa, [[Sri Lanka]], July 2009 | Image:Baya Weaver pair.jpg|Pair at nest<br >Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br />Tissa, [[Sri Lanka]], July 2009 | ||
| + | Image:Baya_Weaver_a.jpg|Subspecies ''P. p. infortunatus'': Male<br />Photo by {{user|Dr+Manjeet+Singh|Dr Manjeet Singh}}<br />Pondamaran-jaya, Port Klang, Selangor, [[Malaysia]], May 2008 | ||
| + | Image:Baya weaver subadult male.jpg|Sub-adult male<br />Photo by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Lorong Halus, [[Singapore]], July 2012 | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase | ||
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2016) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2016) | ||
Revision as of 22:43, 14 June 2017
Nominate subspecies : Male in full breeding Plumage
Photo by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, India, July 2015
Photo by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, India, July 2015
- Ploceus philippinus
Identification
15 cm (6 in)
- Short square tail
Breeding males
- Bright yellow crown
- Dark brown mask
- Blackish brown bill
- Upper parts dark brown streaked with yellow
- Yellow breast
- Creamy-buff underparts
Non breeding
- Upperparts dark brown streaked fulvous buff
- Plain whitish-fulvous underparts
- Long buffy eyebrows
- Lacks mask
- Stout horn-coloured conical bill
Distribution
Asia: China, Tibet, Nepal
South Asia: Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar], Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Singapore, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java and Bali
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- P. p. philippinus:
- P. p. travencoreensis:
- South-western India (Goa to Travancore and Kerala)
- P. p. burmanicus:
- North-eastern India (Bengal) to Bangladesh, Assam and Myanmar
- P. p. infortunatus:
- Malay Peninsula to southern Vietnam, Sumatra and Nias Island
- P. p. angelorum:
- Plains of central Thailand
Habitat
Mangroves, reeds, grassland, cultivated areas, scrub and secondary growths usually near fresh or brackish water.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists mostly of grass seeds and cultivated rice.
Breeding
Colonial nesters with 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.
Gallery
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Subspecies P. p. infortunatus: Male
Photo by Dr Manjeet Singh
Pondamaran-jaya, Port Klang, Selangor, Malaysia, May 2008
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2016)
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Baya Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Baya_Weaver
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