Biology:Streaked weaver
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Short description: Species of bird
| Streaked weaver | |
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| Male in breeding plumage in Basai wetlands, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Ploceus |
| Species: | P. manyar
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| Binomial name | |
| Ploceus manyar (Horsfield, 1821)
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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).[1] 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.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International (2016). "Ploceus manyar". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22719002A94605923. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719002A94605923.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22719002/94605923. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q1306610 entry
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