Streaked Weaver | |
---|---|
Male- Breeding plumage in Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India. | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Ploceidae |
Genus: | Ploceus |
Species: | P. manyar |
Binomial name | |
Ploceus manyar (Horsfield, 1821) |
The Streaked Weaver (Ploceus manyar) is a species of weaver bird found in South Asia. 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.
|