Streaked Weaver (Ploceus manyar) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernSeedsShrublandDomed nestSmall · 17 g

Streaked Weaver (Ploceus manyar), photo 1 — Photo: Rison Thumboor from Thrissur, India · CC BY 2.0

Streaked Weaver (Ploceus manyar), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Navaneeth Sini George, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Streaked Weaver (Ploceus manyar), photo 3 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Streaked Weaver (Ploceus manyar), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Mohit Girotra, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Streaked Weaver (Ploceus manyar), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Streaked Weaver (Ploceus manyar), photo 6 — Photo: (c) William Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Streaked Weaver (Ploceus manyar), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Guy Babineau, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Streaked Weaver (Ploceus manyar), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Surabhi Srivastava, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Streaked Weaver (Ploceus manyar), photo 9 — Photo: (c) sunnyjosef, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Streaked Weaver (Ploceus manyar), photo 10 — Photo: (c) sunnyjosef, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Streaked Weaver

The streaked weaver is a species of weaver bird found in South Asia and South-east Asia in the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and also introduced in Qatar and United Arab Emirates (UAE). These are not as common as the baya weaver but are similar looking but have streaked underparts.

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What the Streaked Weaver sounds like

Recording: Sudipto Roy · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via xeno-canto

Where the Streaked Weaver lives

Regular range

India Thailand Sri Lanka United Arab Emirates Cambodia Indonesia Pakistan Myanmar (Burma) Saudi Arabia Laos Vietnam Bangladesh Oman Singapore China Egypt Qatar Kuwait Nepal

When to see the Streaked Weaver

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Peak activity in January · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Black-breasted WeaverPloceus benghalensisThe black-breasted weaver is sparrow-sized with a total body length of about 15 cm.

Asian Golden WeaverPloceus hypoxanthusThe breeding male is generally bright yellow with a black mask (diagnostic in Asia).

Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusBreeding males have a black head and yellow nuchal collar, which is absent in the Juba and golden-backed weavers.

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