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: Former 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
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
Female or non-breeding Streaked Weaver at Lorong Halus. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Male Streaked Weaver in breeding plumage at Lorong Halus. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
External Links:

Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page

Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link

Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link

eBird Species page: eBird (Streaked Weaver)

References:

BirdLife International. (2016). Ploceus manyar. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719002A94605923.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023

Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.

RECOMMENDED CITATION

Singapore Birds Project. (n.d.). Streaked Weaver. Retrieved on June 4, 2023 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/streaked-weaver.