- Lonchura fuscans
Identification
10cm
- Brown-black
- Black upper mandible
- Blue grey lower mandible
- Blue grey legs
Distribution
Endemic to Borneo, found in Natuna, Banggi, Cagayan and Sulu islands.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Found in a wide variety of habitats, including lowland shrub-lands, grasslands and forests, paddy fields, riverbanks and reed beds; sometimes gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes grass seeds, seeds of weeds, and rice grains.
Breeding
They nest in holes in banks. The 3-6 eggs are incubated for about 13 days. The young fledge about 3 weeks later.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- waxbillfinchsociety
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Dusky Munia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dusky_Munia
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