Black-breasted Weaver

How to identify

Field marks

1. Breeding male has golden-yellow crown
2. Female and non-breeding male have pale yellow supercilium
3. Female and non-breeding male have yellow patch behind the ear-coverts
4. Female and non-breeding male have fine yellow stripe beside the bill

Male, female and young

The female and non-breeding male have a brown crown and a less distinct black breast-band.

Voice

A quiet “tsi-tsisik-tsisik-tsik-tsik” song during courtship, like a cricket.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: December · Most records: India, Bangladesh, Nepal

Black-breasted Weaver has been recorded at 87 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Manjeera Wildlife SanctuaryIndia527 records
2. ChanduIndia467 records
3. Budhera Water Treatment PlantIndia462 records

Countries and regions with the most records

IndiaBangladeshNepalUnited Arab EmiratesPakistan

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The black-breasted weaver (Ploceus benghalensis), also known as the Bengal weaver or black-throated weaver, is a weaver resident in the northern river plains of the Indian subcontinent. Like the other weavers, the males build an enclosed nest from reeds and mud, and visiting females select a mate at least partially based on the quality of the nest.

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