Finn's Weaver (Ploceus megarhynchus)
About the Finn's Weaver
Finn's weaver (Ploceus megarhynchus), also known as Finn's baya and yellow weaver, is a weaver bird species native to the Ganges and Brahmaputra valleys in India and Nepal. Two subspecies are known; the nominate subspecies occurs in the Kumaon area and salimalii in the eastern Terai. The species was described and given its binomial name by Allan Octavian Hume based on a specimen obtained at Kaladhungi near Nainital. The species was called "Eastern baya" by Oates in 1889 and called Finn's baya after Frank Finn by E. C. Stuart Baker in 1925. Finn's weaver was first observed in Shuklaphanta National Park in May 1996 and is a regular summer visitor.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 2 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in India in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
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- Streaked WeaverPloceus manyarrecording
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.