Finn’s Weaver Bird

Finn’s Weaver Bird Latest News

Recently, Ornithologists have been alerted that the Finn’s Weaver bird is silently disappearing from the marshy lowlands of the Terai region in India.

About Finn’s Weaver Bird

• Finn’s weaver (Ploceus megarhynchus ) is also known as Finn’s baya and yellow weaver is a weaver bird species.
• The weaver bird was named Finn’s Weaver after Frank Finn, the British officer.
• Distribution: It is native to the Ganges and Brahmaputra valleys in India and Nepal.
• Habitat: They live close to dams and reservoirs. Water, marshy soil, tall grasses, Semal (silk cotton) and Shisham (rosewood) trees make up its natural habitat.
• These birds build their nests on tall grass and these trees.
• Weaver birds are largely granivorous birds, with adults feeding mainly on seeds, supplemented with invertebrates
• Threats: Human activities including expansion of agriculture, grass cutting, construction work, residential buildings, and increase in industrial units across the Terai has disrupted the natural habitat of these birds. 

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Conservation Status of Finn’s Weaver Bird

• IUCN: Vulnerable
• WildLife (Protection) Act, 1972: Schedule IV.

Source: DTE