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Finn's weaver

Ploceus megarhynchus Hume, 1869

ENEndangeredsongbirds

The finn's weaver (Ploceus megarhynchus) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 32 g to 37 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Finn's weaver (Ploceus megarhynchus)
Photo: Joseph Smit · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the finn's weaver

Weight
32 g – 37 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
14.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.65 – 2.8src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
17.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the finn's weaver

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Finn's weaver (Ploceus megarhynchus)
Dibyendu Ash · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the finn's weaver live?

Not recorded

What is the finn's weaver?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Finn's weaver” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Finn%27s_weaver&oldid=1379872801), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the finn's weaver endangered?

The finn's weaver is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

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How is the finn's weaver classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPloceidae
  6. genusPloceus
  7. SpeciesPloceus megarhynchus Hume, 1869
Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Asian yellow weaverEnglish
  • Finn's baya weaverEnglish
  • Finn's baya weaverEnglish
  • Himalayan weaverEnglish
  • Himalayan weaverEnglish
  • Yellow weaverEnglish
  • Yellow weaverEnglish
  • حباك فينArabic
  • teixidor de FinnCatalan
  • snovač velkozobýCzech
  • gwehydd yr HimalaiaWelsh
  • HimalayavæverDanish
  • GroßschnabelweberGerman
  • grandbeka teksbirdoEsperanto
  • Tejedor de FinnSpanish
  • جولای فینPersian
  • himalajankutojaFinnish
  • Tisserin de FinnFrench
  • फ़िन की बयाHindi
  • travnjačka pletiljaCroatian
  • nagycsőrű szövőmadárHungarian
  • Tessitore gialloItalian
  • キイロコウヨウジャクJapanese
  • didžiasnapis audėjasLithuanian
  • Финн кошыгекWestern Mari
  • सुनौलो तोपचराNepali
  • Finns BayaweverDutch
  • teraiveverNorwegian
  • wikłacz wielkodziobyPolish
  • tecelão-de-cabeça-amarelaPortuguese
  • Большеклювый ткачRussian
  • pletiarka veľkozobáSlovak
  • Velikokljuna tkaljaSerbian
  • teraivävareSwedish
  • Finn DokumacısıTurkish
  • ткачик великодзьобийUkrainian
  • 巨嘴织雀Chinese
  • 巨嘴織布鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the finn's weaver

Other species in the same genus Ploceus.

LC, Least Concern
Baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus)

Baya weaver

Ploceus philippinus

Ploceidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the finn's weaver?

An adult finn's weaver weighs 32 g – 37 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the finn's weaver endangered?

The finn's weaver is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the finn's weaver?

The finn's weaver (Ploceus megarhynchus) belongs to the family Ploceidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Finn's weaver (Ploceus megarhynchus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/finns-weaver

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BibTeX
@misc{finns_weaver_2026,
  title = {Finn's weaver (Ploceus megarhynchus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/finns-weaver},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}