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Streaked weaver

Ploceus manyar (Horsfield, 1821)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The streaked weaver (Ploceus manyar) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 17.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Streaked weaver (Ploceus manyar)
Photo: J.M.Garg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the streaked weaver

Weight
17.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
15.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.4 – 2.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the streaked weaver live?

Not recorded

What is the streaked weaver?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The streaked weaver (Ploceus manyar) is a species of weaver bird found in South Asia and South-east Asia in the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and also introduced in Qatar and United Arab Emirates (UAE). These are not as common as the baya weaver but are similar looking but have streaked underparts.

They nest in small colonies often in reed beds near water bodies.

From the Wikipedia article “Streaked weaver” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Streaked_weaver&oldid=1379852441), 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 streaked weaver endangered?

The streaked weaver is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

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

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the streaked weaver classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPloceidae
  6. genusPloceus
  7. SpeciesPloceus manyar (Horsfield, 1821)

Synonyms Fringilla manyar, Oloceus manyar

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • teixidor ratllatCatalan
  • snovač jihoasijskýCzech
  • gwehydd rhesogWelsh
  • Stribet VæverDanish
  • ManyarweberGerman
  • Manyar-WeberGerman
  • stria teksbirdoEsperanto
  • Tejedor estriadoSpanish
  • triip-kangurlindEstonian
  • viirukutojaFinnish
  • Tisserin manyarFrench
  • Fíodóir stríocachIrish
  • Fidder schimmeigaghScottish Gaelic
  • prugasta pletiljaCroatian
  • csíkos szövőmadárHungarian
  • Manyar jambulIndonesian
  • HjálmvefariIcelandic
  • Tessitore striatoItalian
  • コウヨウジャクJapanese
  • geltongalvis audėjasLithuanian
  • svītrainais audējputnsLatvian
  • കായലാറ്റMalayalam
  • ManyarweverDutch
  • Gestreepte WeverDutch
  • stripeveverNorwegian
  • wikłacz kreskowanyPolish
  • tecelão-mosqueadoPortuguese
  • Маньярский ткачRussian
  • Желтоголовый ткачRussian
  • SáhcogoððinloddiNorthern Sami
  • pletiarka čiarkováSlovak
  • progasti tkalecSlovenian
  • Indijska tkaljaSerbian
  • streckad vävareSwedish
  • streckig vävareSwedish
  • นกจาบอกลายThai
  • นกกระจาบอกลายThai
  • Çizgili DokumacıTurkish
  • ткачик смугастийUkrainian
  • 纹胸织雀Chinese
  • 紋胸織布鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the streaked 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 streaked weaver?

An adult streaked weaver weighs 17.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the streaked weaver endangered?

The streaked weaver is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the streaked weaver?

The streaked weaver (Ploceus manyar) belongs to the family Ploceidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Streaked weaver (Ploceus manyar). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/streaked-weaver

MLA

“Streaked weaver (Ploceus manyar).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/streaked-weaver.

BibTeX
@misc{streaked_weaver_2026,
  title = {Streaked weaver (Ploceus manyar)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/streaked-weaver},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}