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 Udawalawe National Park on a given day, based on 94 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 94th most-seen of the 166 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.
January and June
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Baya Weaver in Udawalawe National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October, the lowest month. Those are among Udawalawe National Park's driest months, with about 75 mm of rain a month against 330 mm in November.
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.
3rd of 27
Of the 27 parks where we can rate Baya Weaver sightings, Udawalawe National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Chitwan National Park (Nepal, about 30%) and Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Baya Weaver is recorded against all the birds logged in Udawalawe National Park (94 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.
