LOCAL NAMES

• රුක් වඩු කුරුල්ලා, Ruk Wadu Kurulla, बाया वीवर, বায়া ওয়েভার. ബയ നെയ്ത്തുകാരൻ, बाया विणकर, ਬਾਯਾ ਵੇਵਰ, பாயா நெசவாளர், బయ వీవర్, بیا ویور, টোকোৰা চৰাই, सोन चिरइया, સુઘરી, बया, सोनचिड़ी, ನೇಯ್ಗಾರ ಪಕ್ಷಿ, ಗೀಜಗ, ആറ്റക്കുരുവി, सुगरण, देवचिमणी, विणकर, गवळण, बया तोपचरा, ବାୟାଚଢେଇ, ਬਿਜੜਾ, सुगृहकर्ता, पितमुण्ड कलविङ्क, தூக்கணாங்குருவி
• Assamese টোকোৰা চৰাই
• Bangla বাবুই
• Chinese (SIM) 黄胸织雀
• Czech snovač indomalajský
• Dutch Bayawever
• English Baya Weaver
• English (United States) Baya Weaver
• French Tisserin baya
• French (French Guiana) Tisserin baya
• German Bayaweber
• Gujarati સુગરી
• Icelandic Hampvefari
• Indonesian Manyar tempua
• Japanese キムネコウヨウジャク
• Malayalam ആറ്റക്കുരുവി
• Marathi सुगरण
• Norwegian bayavever
• Polish wikłacz złotogłowy
• Russian Ткач-байя
• Serbian Filipinska tkalja
• Slovak pletiarka baja
• Spanish Tejedor Baya
• Spanish (Spain) Tejedor baya
• Swedish bayavävare
• Telugu గిజిగాడు
• Thai นกกระจาบธรรมดา
• Turkish Baya Dokumacısı
• Ukrainian Бая

DESCRIPTION

Ploceus philippinus, Breeding males have yellow forehead and crown, a dark throat that contrasts with yellow underparts. Nonbreeding males and females are similar except they have buffy colors. found across the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. note the dark streaks on the back and the broad buffy eyebrow on females. Juvenile resembles female, but lack the female’s obvious eyebrow. they are best known for their hanging retort shaped nests woven from leaves. These nest colonies are usually found on thorny trees or palm fronds and the nests are often built near water or hanging over water where predators cannot reach easily. Their sound calls are like … Other birds have a habit of making use of abundant Baya weaver nests. Locally named Ruk Wadu Kurulla. meaning carpenter bird.