Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus)

Other Names (World)
Baya Weaver, Indian Weaver, Common Weaver, Baya, Indian Baya, Eastern Baya Weaver

Family
Ploceidae (Weavers)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry grassland, subtropical and tropical moist shrubland.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, Bhutan (B), Cambodia, China (mainland), India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore (B), Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (65)...)

Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) [XC325163]
by Lakshmikant Rajaram Neve from Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra, India (alarm call, call)

Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) [XC606828]
by Ding Li Yong from Tambon Bang Kacha, Amphoe Mueang Chanthaburi, Chang Wat Chanthaburi, Thailand (call)

Subspecies
Old report of hybridization in captivity with Streaked Weaver (Ploceus manyar). Subspecies burmanicus intergrades with nominate in north-eastern Indian Subcontinent.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

philippinus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Pakistan (mostly on Indus floodplain), most of India (except south-west), southern Nepal and Sri Lanka.
travancoreensis Ali & Whistler, 1936 - South-western India (from Goa south to Kerala and Travancore).
burmanicus Ticehurst, 1932 - North-eastern India (West Bengal, Assam), southern Bhutan, Bangladesh, northern Myanmar and extreme southern China (south-western Yunnan).
angelorum Deignan, 1956 - Northern and central Thailand east to southern Laos.
infortunatus Hartert, 1902 - Southern Myanmar (Tenasserim), western and southern Thailand, southern Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Nias I, and (apparently almost extinct) Java and Bali.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) - 10 files

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