Finn's Weaver

The species was named by Hume based on a specimen obtained at Kaladhungi near Nainital. The species was rediscovered in the Terai near Calcutta by Frank Finn and the species was given the common name of Finn's Baya by Eugene William Oates around 1889-90.

The Finn's Weaver is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

Finn's Weaver or Finn's Baya (Ploceus megarhynchus) is a species of weaver bird found in the Ganges and Brahmaputra valleys in India and Nepal. Two races are known; the nominate from the Kumaon area and salimalii from the eastern Terai. The species was named by Hume based on a specimen obtained at Kaladhungi near Nainital. The species was rediscovered in the Terai near Calcutta by Frank Finn and the species was given the common name of Finn's Baya by Eugene William Oates around 1889-90. More

Finn's Weavers feed mostly on seeds, sometimes foraging on fallen seed on roadsides. They also take insects. Copyright: Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from Wikipedia.org - Photo, Video and/or Article contributions are welcome! Please click here for info The Avianweb strives to maintain accurate and up-to-date information; however, mistakes do happen. More

Yellow Weaver (Ploceus megarhynchus), also called Finn's Weaver, is a local resident in north India. More

Finn's Weaver Finn's Weaver or Finn's Baya (Ploceus megarhynchus) is a species of weaver bird found in the Ganges and Brahmaputra valleys in India and Nepal. The habitat is tall grassland, typically swamps covered with Phragmites reeds or Typha, but also grasslands with Saccharum spontaneum.Finn's Wavers feed mostly on seeds, sometimes foraging on fallen seed on roadsides. They also take insects. See more at Wikipedia.org... More

Finn's Weaver ~ an enigmatic resident of Joka How to reach Joka is on the south-west of Kolkata and off the arterial Diamond Harbour Road connecting Behala to Pailan and beyond. It is well connected by the public transport system and most taxi drivers know IIMC. More

Rufous-vented Laughingthrush, Finn's Weaver, Ibisbill and a variety of foothills species. Home | About Us | Tour Packages | Our Sites | Contact Us More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Ploceidae
Genus : Ploceus
Species : megarhynchus
Authority : Hume, 1869