- Lonchura molucca
Identification
10–11 cm (4-4¼ in)
- Black head to breast
- Brown nape, neck and upper wing-coverts
- White rump
- White underparts with fine brown barring
Distribution
Southeast Asia: found in Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas, Bali, Timor, Moluccas
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Forest, grass and bushland, savanna, rice paddies and gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consist of grass and herb seeds also insects. They feed both on the ground and clinging to grass stems.
Breeding
They build a large domed grass nest. The clutch consists of 4-10 white eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016)
- AvianWeb
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-faced Munia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-faced_Munia
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
