Ploceus philippinus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 population in southwest India is darker above and referred to as subspecies P. p. travancoreensis. In 1760, French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson described the baya weaver in his Ornithologie based on a specimen he believed, incorrectly, to have been collected in Philippines. He used the French name Le gros-bec des Philippines and the Latin Coccothraustes Philippensis. Brisson's Latin names do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognised by the International Commission on Zoological... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijayawada | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Raipur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Nashik | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Rajkot | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Indore | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Solapur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Jabalpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Thrissur | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur Bird Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Baya Weaver sighting in Indore on a given day, based on 106 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 69th most-seen of the 172 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Baya Weaver in Indore on a given day, against under 5% in February and March, the lowest months. That is one of Indore's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain against almost none in February.
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Baya Weaver sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 58 cities where we can rate Baya Weaver sightings, Indore ranks 5th at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Vijayawada (India, about 20%), Raipur (India, about 20%) and Nashik (India, about 20%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Baya Weaver that you can see in Indore (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Purple Sunbird (about 80%), Black Drongo (about 70%) and Ashy Prinia (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Baya Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Indore (106 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
