Asian Golden Weaver - BirdForum Opus

Photo by mohbhorn
Kampangsaen Campus Kasetsart University Nakorn Prathom Thailand, May 2006

Ploceus hypoxanthus

Identification

Female
Photo by robby thai
Singburi, Thailand, April 2015

15 cm (6 in)

• Yellow forehead, crown and underparts
• Black face and bib, more marked in breeding male
• Back and wings heavily marked with brown streaks

Distribution

South-east Asia: found in Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java

Juvenile
Photo by coveman
Wat Yansangwararam, Pattaya,Thailand, July 2023

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• P. h. chryseus:

• Southern Myanmar to central Thailand, Cambodia and southern Vietnam

• P. h. hypoxanthus:

• Sumatra and Java

Habitat

Wetlands, marshes, reed beds, arable land and rice fields

Behaviour

Breeding

They build a dome-shaped nests made from woven grass, in reeds or grasses beside fresh water lakes and ponds.

Diet

The diet consists mostly of grass seeds and grain. Insects are included during the nesting period.

Gallery

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  Non-breeding Plumage
  Photo by Chaiyan
  Bung Boraphet, central Thailand, July 2003

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  Photo by mohbhorn
  Kampangsaen Campus Kasetsart University, Nakorn Prathom, Thailand, May 2006

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Earth Touch.com
4. BF Member observations
5. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2017)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Asian Golden Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Asian_Golden_Weaver

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