Baya Weaver

Ploceus philippinus - Tisserin baya

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Plocéidés
Genus
:
Ploceus
Species
:
philippinus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics

Size
: 15 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 18 à 28 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Ploceus philippinus philippinus (Pakistan, India. except sw and ne. , Sri Lanka and s Nepal)
Ploceus philippinus travancoreensis (sw India)
Ploceus philippinus burmanicus (Bhutan, ne India and Bangladesh through Myanmar to sw China)
Ploceus philippinus angelorum (Thailand and s Laos)
Ploceus philippinus infortunatus (s Vietnam, Malay Pen., Borneo and Sumatra, Java and Bali)

Foreign names

Tisserin baya,
Tejedor baya,
tecelão-baia,
Bayaweber,
bájaszövőmadár,
Bayawever,
Tessitore baya,
bayavävare,
Bayavever,
pletiarka baja,
snovač indomalajský,
Bayavæver,
riisikutoja,
teixidor baya,
wikłacz złotogłowy,
Ткач-байя,
Manyar tempua,
キムネコウヨウジャク,
黄胸织雀,
นกกระจาบธรรมดา,
黃胸織布鳥,

Voice song and call

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels)