Ploceus megarhynchus Hume, 1869
Finn's weaver, Himalayan weaver, Finn's baya weaver, Yellow weaver
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1869
Rediscovered in 1889
IUCN RedList status: Vulnerable
Distribution
India & Nepal
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Other references:
Ali, S. & J.H. Crook. (1959). Observations on Finn’s Baya (Ploceus megarhynchus Hume) rediscovered in the Kumaon terai, 1959. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 56(3): 457-483.
BirdLife International. 2001. Threatened birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
BirdLife International. 2016. Ploceus megarhynchus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22719011A94606765. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719011A94606765.en. Downloaded on 14 February 2017.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Inskipp, C., Baral, H.S., Phuyal, S., Bhatt, T.R., Khatiwada, M., Inskipp, T., Khatiwada, A., Gurung, S., Singh, P.B., Murray, L., Poudyal, L. and Amin, R. 2016. The Status of Nepal’s Birds: the National Red List series. Zoological Society of London.
Scheffers, Brett R., Yong, Ding Li, Harris, J. Berton C., Giam, Xingli and Sodhi, Navjot S. (2011). The world’s rediscovered species: back from the brink? PLoS ONE 6(7): e22531. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022531 [Supporting Information (Table S1)]