{"id":350860,"date":"2025-11-28T18:01:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T12:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=350860"},"modified":"2025-11-28T18:01:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T12:31:53","slug":"finns-weaver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/finns-weaver\/","title":{"rendered":"Finn\u2019s Weaver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Finn\u2019s Weaver Bird is in the news because its population is rapidly declining in the Terai region.<\/p>\n<h2>About Finn\u2019s Weaver<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_350861\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-350861\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-350861\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-DTE.jpg?resize=300%2C239&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Finn\u2019s Weaver\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-DTE.jpg?resize=300%2C239&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-DTE.jpg?resize=1024%2C816&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-DTE.jpg?resize=768%2C612&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-DTE.jpg?w=1078&amp;ssl=1 1078w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-350861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; DTE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Finn\u2019s Baya (<em>Ploceus megarhynchus<\/em>)<\/strong> is also called as Finn\u2019s Weaver, Yellow Weaver and Himalayan Weaver.\n<ul>\n<li>In Uttarakhand, it is called <strong><em>Pahari <\/em>(hill) Baya<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Naming<\/strong>: The <strong>weaver bird<\/strong> was named <strong>Finn\u2019s Weaver<\/strong> after <strong>Frank Finn<\/strong>, the British officer who identified the bright yellow colour during the breeding season.<\/li>\n<li><strong>First identified by:<\/strong> It was first identified by A O Hume (father of Indian ornithology).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat<\/strong>: It lives near <strong>dams and reservoirs<\/strong> where marshy <strong>soil, water and tall grasses<\/strong> provide nesting sites.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Distribution<\/strong>: It is native to the <strong>Ganges and Brahmaputra valleys<\/strong> in India and <strong>Nepal<\/strong>, especially the <strong>Terai grasslands<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diet<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Finn\u2019s Weavers are <strong>primarily<\/strong><strong>Granivorous<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is also\u00a0an <strong>opportunistically (during the breeding period) <\/strong><strong>insectivorous<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conservation status<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IUCN Red list: <\/strong>It is in <strong>Endangered<\/strong> category.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wildlife Protection Act, 1972:<\/strong> It is placed in Schedule IV of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Threats<\/strong>: Expansion of agriculture, grass cutting, construction and water management decisions, along with floods, crow attacks and breeding failures, threaten this species.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Finn\u2019s Weaver Bird is in the news because its population is rapidly declining in the Terai region. About Finn\u2019s Weaver The Finn\u2019s Baya (Ploceus megarhynchus) is also called as Finn\u2019s Weaver, Yellow Weaver and Himalayan Weaver. In Uttarakhand, it is called Pahari (hill) Baya. 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