page_title: List of birds of Tamil Nadu
section_title: Weavers and widowbirds
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Tamil Nadu / Weavers and widowbirds
caption_attribution_description: English: Baya Weaver near Gobichettipalayam
context_page_description: 578 species of birds have been spotted in Tamil Nadu. The list also sometimes includes the local Tamil name in italics following the English common name. This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of the IOC World Bird List, version 10.2. This list also uses British English throughout. Any bird names or other wording follows that convention.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fit within any of these categories.
  Accidental - Also known as a rarity, it refers to a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Kerala-typically less than ten confirmed records.
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Tamil Nadu as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.
context_section_description: Order: Passeriformes   Family: Ploceidae
  The weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches. They are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills. The males of many species are brightly coloured, usually in red or yellow and black, some species show variation in colour only in the breeding season.
  Black-breasted weaver
  Streaked weaver, karungeetru thookkanam
  Baya weaver, tookanag kuruvi
caption: Baya weaver
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