Baya weaver (male)

[Dr. Kalpamoi Kakati]

Location-Gwalior outskirt.

Canon 500D
150-500mm
1/800
f/7.1
ISO 400
Handheld

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Well composed Image of this Non Breeding Male Baya Weaver with Habitat.Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Ragoo Rao]

Apperas to be a Black-bresated Weaver- Ploceus benghalensis. A Lovely Image.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Cute bird. Nice perch and eye contact. The composition is fine, maybe a slight lesser space at the bottom would be good. Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice environmental image. The eye contact is good. My initial impression was a Black-breasted weaver. But it doesn't have a complete black cheek. So it might be Non-breeding male baya, but I am not sure. Have to check the book properly.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

I have rechecked.I am Now of the view that It appears to be BLACK-BREASTED WEAVER MALE(Ploceus Benghalensis)in Breeding Plummage.I erred at my 3.38 P.M posting because I did not take into account that Breeding Season has started in August and this species (also migrates from Pakistan)has been viewed in Chambal Sanctuary.SaktiWild

[Dr. Kalpamoi Kakati]

I think this is a Black breasted Weaver male in Breeding plumage.The following are the points for ID-
Breeding Male
size-about 15 cm.
1)Brilliant golden-yellow crown
2)White throat
3)Black band separates throat from fulvous-white underparts

[Bhargava Srivari]

Nice one. Good that you got the bird in the clear, even among the clutter of the tree. Is this a large crop?

tfs

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I checked the Salim Ali and from the image at a glance one can say that it is Black breasted weaver male. The image is very clear unlike the Pamela C. Rasmussen and John C. Anderton written Birds of South Asia where the image is different.