Birds of Singapore
by the Bird Society of Singapore
Ploceus manyar
Family: Weavers and Allies · Status: Former introduced resident · Size: 13.5 cm · Conservation: Least Concern
Occurs across the Indian subcontinent to southwestern China, Indochina, Myanmar (except Tenasserim), Java, and Bali.
Female and non-breeding male has blackish streaks on breast and flanks, yellowish-white supercilium and submoustachial stripe, yellowish neck-patch, and boldly streaked upperparts and crown. Breeding male has blackish head-sides, yellow crown, and broader blackish breast streakings. Juvenile resembles female but lacks yellowish parts.
Grasslands.
Gregarious; observed in mixed flocks with Baya Weavers.