Ploceus philippinus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Baya Weaver sighting in Minneriya National Park on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 119th most-seen of the 155 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, August and December–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Baya Weaver in Minneriya National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–July and September–November, the lowest months.
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.
10th of 27
Of the 27 parks where we can rate Baya Weaver sightings, Minneriya National Park ranks 10th at under 5%. The best odds are in Chitwan National Park (Nepal, about 30%), Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 20%) and Udawalawe National Park (Sri Lanka, about 20%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Baya Weaver that you can see in Minneriya National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Indian Robin (about 50%), Purple-rumped Sunbird (about 50%) and Black-hooded Oriole (about 40%), 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 Minneriya National Park (30 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
