Baya weaver vs Bertram's weaver
The bertram's weaver is heavier: 39 g against 28.2 g for the baya weaver, about 38% more.
Photo: Tisha Mukherjee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a baya weaver and a bertram's weaver?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The bertram's weaver is heavier: 39 g against 28.2 g for the baya weaver, about 38% more.
- Both belong to the genus Ploceus, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Baya weaver | Bertram's weaver | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Ploceus philippinus | Ploceus bertrandi |
| Family | Ploceidae | Ploceidae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 23.9 g – 28.2 g | 38 g – 40.1 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 5 years | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | shrubland | woodland |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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