Baya Weaver making nest

 Baya Weaver

Baya weaver is common bird found across the scrubs, forest in Indian subcontinent. Weaver bird gets his name from its skill of weaving the nest from leaves. It makes nest in retort shape.

Baya weaver in Chengicherla, Telangana, India

Following videos shows how the bird can build nest and you can listen to its voice.

Listen to weaver bird call

Watch full video of weaver bird nest making

Weaver bird has interesting local names

Túkúra Sorai (Assamese: টোকোৰা চৰাই); baya, son-chiri (Hindi); bayya chirya (Urdu: بیّا چڑیا ); ବାୟା ଚଢ଼େଇ (Odia); sugaran (Marathi); tempua (Malay); sughari (Gujarati); বাবুই (babui) (Bengali); parsupu pita, gijigadu/gijjigadu గిజిగాడు (Telugu); gijuga ಗಿಜುಗ (Kannada); thukanam kuruvi, ആറ്റക്കുരുവി (Malayalam);thukanan-kuruvi, தூக்கணாங்குருவி (Tamil); wadu-kurulla, tatteh-kurulla, goiyan-kurulla (Sinhala); sa-gaung-gwet, sar-buu-daung စာဗူးတောင်း (Myanmar); bijra (Punjabi: ਬਿਜੜਾ ); suyam (Chota Nagpur), bagra(Maithili). संस्कृतम् (सुगृहः/चञ्चूसूचकः) Marathi (सुगरण पक्षी