| Weaver Bird (babuipakhi)
sparrowlike birds of the family Passeridae, order Passeriformes. The bird
is known from its elaborately interwoven nests and locally familiar as
babui or baoi. The males are often conspicuously coloured.
Most species of this group of birds live in Africa, a few in Asia and
Australia. Weavers are so called because their nests are made from leaf
fibres woven together like a basket. The hanging nests have complex entrance
tunnels. There are about 117 species of weavers worldwide; Bangladesh
has three species.
Black-breasted Weaver (Ploceus benghalensis): in breeding
season males have brilliant golden-yellow crown, white throat
and a black band separating it from the fulvous-white underparts.
In non-breeding male and female, crown brown like rest of upper
plumage; black pectoral band less developed.
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Weaver birds and their
nests |
A prominent supercilium, a spot behing ear, and narrow
moustachial streaks, pale yellow. Found in flocks. Streaked Weaver (Ploceus
manyar): breast fulvous, boldly streaked with black in both sexes
and at all seasons. Crown of head in breeding males yellow; in females
and non-breeding males brown. Flocks are found in swampy tall reed-beds.
Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus): male and female
in non-breeding plumage: dark-streaked fulvous brown above, plain whitish
fulvous below. Bill stout conical; tail short square-cut. Breeding male
has bright yellow crown and upper parts dark brown streaked with yellow.
Yellow breast, cream buff on underparts. Flocks are found in open cultivation.
[Md Anwarul Islam] |
