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Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus

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PHOWN priorities: none yet

Most recent PHOWN record for this species (recent thumbnails and full species listing at end of this web page):

Vm 29317

No of records in PHOWN for this species: 51

Colony size

Colony size for this species in PHOWN (min - mean - max, sample size) and published data:
PHOWN Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 15
1 - 10.7 - 70 (n=44)usually colonial, with up to 60 nests in single tree and more than 200 in some colonies
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Nest site

Type of nest site for this species in PHOWN:
other - 2
tree - 49

Breeding seasonality

PHOWN Records per month for this species

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
1511709064440

Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 15
May-Sept in Pakistan, Apr-Oct in India (local variation depending on monsoon rainfall, while timing of male sexual development is influenced by seasonal changes in daylength), Mar-Apr and Aug-Sept in Sri Lanka; mainly Dec-Jun in SE Asia, but Jun-Aug in Myanmar, Apr-May in S Laos; Mar-May in Java

Figure above right: breeding seasonality shown as records per month (if available), where months are numbered from January where January=1 etc.
The records are grouped into 6 regions: Safr=southern Africa, Cafr=central Africa, Wafr=western Africa, Eafr=eastern Africa, Asia=southern Asia, IO=Indian Ocean islands
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Breeding distribution

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Published breeding information

Breeding information based on Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 15.

bond
Polygynous, with 3-5 females per male
season
May-Sept in Pakistan, Apr-Oct in India (local variation depending on monsoon rainfall, while timing of male sexual development is influenced by seasonal changes in daylength), Mar-Apr and Aug-Sept in Sri Lanka; mainly Dec-Jun in SE Asia, but Jun-Aug in Myanmar, Apr-May in S Laos; Mar-May in Java
nsite
placed 2-30 m above ground or water, more than 35 tree and plant species (including mangroves and cycads) used, and in plantations selects open areas where canopy not too dense; in Rajasthan (W India) favours Acacia nilotica as nest-site, elsewhere mostly single nests in Acacia arabica though some of latter held 2-19 nests; often nests close to human habitation, with colonies regulary sited in or overhanging irrigation wells, rarely on house eaves or on power or telephone lines (nests on wires generally lack entrance tunnel)
nbuild
woven by male, female sometimes participating by bringing lining material
colsize
usually colonial, with up to 60 nests in single tree and more than 200 in some colonies
clutch
2-5 eggs, most commonly 3 (regionally vuiable)
eggcolour
white
eggsize
average size of 100 eggs 20.3 x 14.5 mm (India)
incub
incubation by female, period 14-15 days
chicks
chicks fed primarily by female, some males assist in later stages (adults may feed through opening direct to nest-bowl, not entering through tunnel each time), nestling period typically c. 16 days (13-23 days reported); fledglings fed by both sexes, for up to 14 days

Thumb-nails of most recent PHOWN records


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Vm 29317
Vm 29316
Vm 29315
Vm 26687
Vm 26686
Vm 26685

Vm 26682
Vm 26669
Vm 26668
Vm 26667
Vm 26666
Vm 26345

Vm 26261
Vm 25744
Vm 25512
Vm 25511
Vm 25510
Vm 25509

List of all PHOWN records for this species


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865, 2007-6-3,0,Bhutan, SE Bhutan, just below the township of Deothang, 26 deg 51\' 40.54\" N, 91 deg 28\' 28.75\" E , Bishop, David, tree
2499, 2012-4-26,0,Thailand, swampy area South of Bangkok , Gerrans, Colin , tree
2825, 2012-8-2,0,Malaysia, Langkawi, resort, James M, other
5189, 2013-2-7,9,Thailand, Near the Town of Thale Noi , Gerrans, Colin; R Coetsee, tree
7007, 2013-8-23,24,Bangladesh, Coconut Palm tree next to the water/ ricy paddy near the old city of Panam , Cronje Pieter, tree
7008, 2013-8-23,16,Bangladesh, Coconut Palm tree next to the water/ ricy paddy near the old city of Panam , Cronje Pieter, tree
7009, 2013-8-23,7,Bangladesh, Palm tree next to a copy of the Taj Mahal (Banglar Taj Mahal) next to the Mahajampur road, Cronje Pieter, tree
7010, 2013-8-23,12,Bangladesh, Palm tree on a rice paddy in a small village close to Madanpur next to the Bostail-Mandanpur highway, Cronje Pieter, tree
7058, 2013-9-2,70,Bangladesh, Depuil village Palm tree next to a pond in the village, Cronje Pieter; Firoz -Photographer, tree
7077, 2013-9-4,4,Bangladesh, Dist: Dhaka, Police Station: Dohar, Village: Mohammadpur., Cronje Pieter, tree
11899, 2014-1-4,0,Malaysia, Ex-mining pond; open grassland, Ooi, Beng Yean, tree
15759, 2015-3-18,13,India, Corbett NP, Steen L., tree
16773, 2015-6-13,5,Cambodia, Next to the Mekong river near Koh Tasuy, Cronje Pieter, tree
16774, 2015-6-13,4,Cambodia, Next to the Mekong river near Koh Tasuy, Cronje Pieter, tree
16775, 2015-6-13,10,Cambodia, Close to Mekong river near Koh Tasuy, Cronje Pieter; Photographer Chhay Menghor, tree
16776, 2015-6-13,11,Cambodia, Close to Mekong river near Koh Tasuy, Cronje Pieter; Photographer Chhay Menghor, tree
16785, 2015-6-5,4,Thailand, Area between Sky train and Motorway 7 near Bangkok Suvanrnabhumi Airport, Cronje Pieter, tree
16786, 2015-6-5,3,Thailand, Area between Sky train and Motorway 7 near Bangkok Suvanrnabhumi Airport, Cronje Pieter, tree
18518, 2015-9-6,0,India, Tilak Nagar, Bhilwara (Rajasthan), Anil Tripathi, tree
18519, 2015-9-24,0,India, Tilak Nagar, Bhilwara (Rajasthan), Anil Tripathi, other
18529, 2015-8-9,0,India, Bhandup Pumping Station, Dilip Gupta, tree
18968, 2016-2-22,24,Thailand, Petchaburi ricefields, Steen L., tree
25379, 2017-4-8,4,India, Yamuna Express Highway (Agra - New Delhi Toll road), Cronje Pieter, tree
25380, 2017-4-8,4,India, Yamuna Express Highway (Agra - New Delhi Toll road), Cronje Pieter, tree
25381, 2017-4-8,6,India, Yamuna Express Highway (Agra - New Delhi Toll road), Cronje Pieter, tree
25382, 2017-4-8,9,India, Yamuna Express Highway (Agra - New Delhi Toll road), Cronje Pieter, tree
25383, 2017-4-8,14,India, Yamuna Express Highway (Agra - New Delhi Toll road), Cronje Pieter, tree
25384, 2017-4-8,16,India, Yamuna Express Highway (Agra - New Delhi Toll road), Cronje Pieter, tree
25385, 2017-4-8,6,India, Yamuna Express Highway (Agra - New Delhi Toll road), Cronje Pieter, tree
25504, 2017-4-9,8,India, 44 Highway, Cronje Pieter, tree
25505, 2017-4-9,1,India, AH 1 (44) Highway near New Delhi - Haryana Border, Cronje Pieter, tree
25506, 2017-4-9,6,India, AH 1 (44) Highway near New Delhi - Haryana Border, Cronje Pieter, tree
25508, 2017-4-10,3,India, Fields near Noor Mahal Hotel Karnal, Cronje Pieter, tree
25509, 2017-4-10,2,India, Fields near Noor Mahal Hotel Karnal, Cronje Pieter, tree
25510, 2017-4-10,4,India, Fields near Noor Mahal Hotel Karnal, Cronje Pieter, tree
25511, 2017-4-10,3,India, Fields near Noor Mahal Hotel Karnal, Cronje Pieter, tree
25512, 2017-4-10,8,India, Fields near Noor Mahal Hotel Karnal, Cronje Pieter, tree
25744, 2017-4-13,6,India, Jammu-Delhi rd, Cronje Pieter, tree
26261, 2017-6-7,22,India, Van Vihar National Park, Cronje Pieter, tree
26345, 2017-6-11,9,India, Halidi Dam road, Cronje Pieter, tree
26666, 2017-10-28,20,India, Chandigarh Airport, Cronje Pieter, tree
26667, 2017-10-28,5,India, IT City Road from Chandigarh International Airport to the City, Cronje Pieter, tree
26668, 2017-10-28,25,India, IT City Road from Chandigarh International Airport to the City, Cronje Pieter, tree
26669, 2017-10-28,7,India, IT City Road from Chandigarh International Airport to the City, Cronje Pieter, tree
26682, 2017-11-2,7,India, State Highway 5 between Ludhiana-Chandigarh, Cronje Pieter, tree
26685, 2017-11-3,3,India, Daksihn Marg, Cronje Pieter, tree
26686, 2017-11-3,45,India, Daksihn Marg, Cronje Pieter, tree
26687, 2017-11-3,6,India, Daksihn Marg, Cronje Pieter, tree
29315, 2020-2-12,2,Sri Lanka, Dirt road in Yala National Park, Cronje Pieter, tree
29316, 2020-2-12,3,Sri Lanka, Kirinda- Palatupana -Yala road, Cronje Pieter, tree
29317, 2020-2-12,2,Sri Lanka, Kirinda- Palatupana -Yala road, Cronje Pieter, tree

All PHOWN news items relating to this species

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First PHOWN record from Cambodia (2015-06-21)
Weaver Wednesday [125] - Discovery [8]: Baya Weaver (2014-11-05)
Weaver Wednesday [97]: Baya Weaver (2014-04-23)
Decline of Baya Weavers in Bangladesh (2013-08-30)
First PHOWN records from Bangladesh (2013-08-25)