Baya weaver: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the baya weaver lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ploceus philippinus
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Asia
Mass	2.36 g (birth weight); 25 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Ploceidae

Where does the baya weaver live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the baya weaver in 13 countries and territories across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, South Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a baya weaver?

Wikidata records the following for the baya weaver: mass 2.36 g (birth weight); 25 g (adult weight).

Is the baya weaver endangered?

The baya weaver’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the baya weaver?

The baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Ploceidae, genus Ploceus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the baya weaver

The baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus) is a weaverbird found across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Flocks are found in grasslands, cultivated areas, scrub and secondary growth. They are known for their hanging retort shaped nests woven from leaves, usually found on thorny trees or palm fronds, near or hanging over water where predators cannot easily reach. They are widespread and common within their range and are prone to local, seasonal movements in response to rain and food availability.

Five subspecies are recognised. The nominate race P. p. philippinus is found through much of mainland India while P. p. burmanicus is found eastwards into Southeast Asia. The population in southwest India is darker above and referred to as subspecies P. p. travancoreensis.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Baya weaver (revision 1378545748), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1319774 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).