Baya Weaver
Ploceus philippinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusPloceus (Typical Weavers)
- SpeciesPloceus philippinus (Baya Weaver)
Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Square-tailed Bulbul
Hypsipetes ganeesa
Orange-billed Babbler
Turdoides rufescens
Sri Lanka Drongo
Dicrurus lophorinus
White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens
Orange Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus
Black-capped Bulbul
Pycnonotus melanicterus
Ceylon Magpie
Urocissa ornata
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
Ceylon Myna
Gracula ptilogenys
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
Spot-winged Thrush
Geokichla spiloptera
Dark-fronted Babbler
Rhopocichla atriceps
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 13 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 14 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 17 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 19 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 20 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 21 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 22 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 23 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 24 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Baya Weaver in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Baya Weaver sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Baya Weaver in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Baya Weaver in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.