Baya Weaver
Ploceus philippinus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Baya Weaver
The Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Ploceus philippinus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Baya Weaver
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Ploceus philippinus philippinus
- Ploceus philippinus travancoreensis
- Ploceus philippinus burmanicus
- Ploceus philippinus angelorum
- Ploceus philippinus infortunatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Loxia philippina
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Philippines. Error for Ceylon (Hartert, 1902, Novit. Zool., 9, p. 577).
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.305
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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