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;[[:Category:Lonchura|Lonchura]] maja | ;[[:Category:Lonchura|Lonchura]] maja | ||
| − | [[Image:White-headed_Munia.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Karim Madoya<br /> | + | [[Image:White-headed_Munia.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by [[user|Karim Madoya|Karim Madoya]]<br />Langkawi island, [[Malaysia]].]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
11 cm. White head and throat, chocolate breast, chestnut flanks, brown iris, grey bill, pale blue feet. | 11 cm. White head and throat, chocolate breast, chestnut flanks, brown iris, grey bill, pale blue feet. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Malay]] | + | South-east [[Asia]]: found in [[Malaysia|Malay peninsula]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], and [[Bali]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | Clements recognises two subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''L. m. maja'': | ||
| + | :*Peninsular [[Thailand]], [[Malaya]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]] and [[Bali]] | ||
| + | *''L. m. vietnamensis: | ||
| + | :*[[Vietnam]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Marshes and reedbeds. | Marshes and reedbeds. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
It builds a ball shaped nest of grass and 4-5 white eggs are laid. | It builds a ball shaped nest of grass and 4-5 white eggs are laid. | ||
| + | ==Referemces== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}} | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|"Lonchura maja" {{!}} "White-headed Munia"}} | {{GSearch|"Lonchura maja" {{!}} "White-headed Munia"}} | ||
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- Lonchura maja
Identification
11 cm. White head and throat, chocolate breast, chestnut flanks, brown iris, grey bill, pale blue feet.
Distribution
South-east Asia: found in Malay peninsula, Sumatra, Java, and Bali.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Clements recognises two subspecies[1]:
- L. m. maja:
- L. m. vietnamensis:
Habitat
Marshes and reedbeds.
Behaviour
Breeding
It builds a ball shaped nest of grass and 4-5 white eggs are laid.
Referemces
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-headed Munia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-headed_Munia
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
