Ploceus manyar
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The streaked weaver (Ploceus manyar) 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.
They nest in small colonies often in reed beds near water bodies. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makassar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Ponnani | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Vijayawada | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Chattogram | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | |
| 5 | Riyadh | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | |
| 6 | Lahore | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | |
| 7 | Thiruvananthapuram | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 9 | Thrissur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Phnom Penh | 🇰🇭 Cambodia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Weaver sighting in Vijayawada on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 51st most-seen of the 93 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Weaver in Vijayawada on a given day, against under 5% in November, the lowest month. That is one of Vijayawada's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain against 5 mm in January. September has too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Streaked Weaver sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 22 cities where we can rate Streaked Weaver sightings, Vijayawada ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Makassar (Indonesia, about 10%) and Ponnani (India, about 10%).
Same genus: Ploceus
The closest relatives of the Streaked Weaver that you can see in Vijayawada (genus Ploceus, Typical Weavers) are Baya Weaver (about 20%) and Bengal Weaver (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Streaked Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Vijayawada (27 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.
