Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through conversion of wetland habitat to agriculture, persecution, trapping, destruction and robbing of colonies, are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Asian Golden Weaver (Ploceus hypoxanthus) [XC329467]
by Werzik from Tambon Nong Lom, Amphoe Hang Chat, Chang Wat Lampang, Thailand (call)
Asian Golden Weaver (Ploceus hypoxanthus) [XC403161]
by Bram Piot from Tambon Bang Bua Thong, Amphoe Bang Bua Thong, Chang Wat Nonthaburi, Thailand (song)
Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
hymenaicus (Sparrman, 1788) - Central, south-western and southern Myanmar (including Tenasserim), north-west, central and north-eastern Thailand, southern Laos, Cambodia and southern Vietnam; local within this range.
hypoxanthus (Sparrman, 1788) - East-central Sumatra and western Java.
chryseus Hume, 1878 - Southern Myanmar to central Thailand, Cambodia and southern Vietnam.