Baya Weaver

Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) has dark-streaked fulvous brown above and plain whitish fulvous below. Its bill is stout conical and tail short square-cut. It is a small (15 cm) dull looking bird. The bird feeds mainly on grass seeds.

Baya Weaver’s nest is an architectural feat. It hangs from a palm frond or branch and looks like an upside down flask. It nests in colonies of up to 20 or 30, normally in trees near freshwater and open ground. The nests are made entirely out of strips of grass, which the birds collect by cutting a notch in a tall grass. Female lays three to four white eggs.