Streaked Weaver

Scientific Name: Ploceus manyar
Malay Name: Tempua-Asia Lorek
Chinese Name: 纹胸织雀

Range:
Found from Indian subcontinent to Southwest China, Indochina, Myanmar (except Tenasserim), Java and Bali.

Taxonomy:
Polytypic. Subspecies are: flaviceps, peguensis, williamsoni, manyar.

Size: 13.5 cm

Identification:
Female and non-breeding male has distinctive blackish streaks on breast and flanks, yellowish-white supercilium and submoustachial stripe, yellowish neck-patch and boldly streaked upperparts and crown. Male in breeding plumage has blackish head-sides, yellow crown and broader blackish breast streakings. Juvenile resembles female but lack the yellowish parts.

Similar looking species: Baya Weaver

Habitat: Grasslands.

Behaviour/Ecology: Gregarious, observed in mixed flocks with Baya Weavers.

Local Status: Rare introduced resident

Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2016)

Location: Last photographed at Lorong Halus in June 2014.

Female or non-breeding male Streaked Weaver at Lorong Halus. Photo Credit: Francis Yap

Male Streaked Weaver in breeding plumage at Lorong Halus. Photo Credit: Francis Yap

Male Streaked Weaver in breeding plumage at Lorong Halus. Photo Credit: Francis Yap

Female or non-breeding male Streaked Weaver at Lorong Halus. Photo Credit: Francis Yap

Female or non-breeding Streaked Weaver at Lorong Halus. Photo Credit: Francis Yap