Weaver Bird (babuipakhi) sparrowlike birds of the family Passeridae, order Passeriformes. The bird is known from its elaborately interwoven nests and locally familiar as babui or baoi. The males are often conspicuously coloured. Most species of this group of birds live in Africa, a few in Asia and Australia. Weavers are so called because their nests are made from leaf fibres woven together like a basket. The hanging nests have complex entrance tunnels. There are about 117 species of weavers worldwide; Bangladesh has three species.

Black-breasted Weaver (Ploceus benghalensis): in breeding season males have brilliant golden-yellow crown, white throat and a black band separating it from the fulvous-white underparts. In non-breeding male and female, crown brown like rest of upper plumage; black pectoral band less developed. A prominent supercilium, a spot behing ear, and narrow moustachial streaks, pale yellow. Found in flocks.

Streaked Weaver (Ploceus manyar): breast fulvous, boldly streaked with black in both sexes and at all seasons. Crown of head in breeding males yellow; in females and non-breeding males brown. Flocks are found in swampy tall reed-beds.

Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus): male and female in non-breeding plumage: dark-streaked fulvous brown above, plain whitish fulvous below. Bill stout conical; tail short square-cut. Breeding male has bright yellow crown and upper parts dark brown streaked with yellow. Yellow breast, cream buff on underparts. Flocks are found in open cultivation. [Md. Anwarul Islam]