Weavers (Ploceidae)

Streaked Weaver (Ploceus manyar) - HBW 15, p. 175

French: Tisserin manyar German: Manyarweber Spanish: Tejedor Estriado
Other common names: Striated/Manyar Weaver

Taxonomy: Fringilla manyar Horsfield, 1821, Java.
Old report of hybridization in captivity with P. philippinus. Four subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • flaviceps ( Lesson, 1831) - C & SE Pakistan, India (Punjab, Gujarat, and scattered records E to West Bengal) and SE Nepal, S to E Sri Lanka.
  • peguensis Stuart Baker, 1925 - NE India (West Bengal, Assam), Bangladesh, SE Bhutan, N & C Myanmar, S China (W Yunnan) and N Laos.
  • williamsoni B. P. Hall, 1957 - NW, C & SE Thailand, Cambodia and S Vietnam.
  • manyar ( Horsfield, 1821) - Java, Bawean (off N Java) and Bali.