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Chestnut Munia (Lonchura atricapilla)

Chestnut Munia (Lonchura atricapilla)
Chestnut Munia (Lonchura atricapilla)

About Chestnut Munia (Lonchura atricapilla)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Perching Birds
  • Family: Old World Sparrows

The chestnut munia or black-headed munia is a small passerine. It was formerly considered conspecific with the closely related tricoloured munia, but is now widely recognized as a separate species. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and Hawaii. It also has been introduced to all the Greater Antilles and Martinique in the Caribbean.

Source: Wikipedia

Visits

  • 2005-03-28

    Kauai - Kukuiolono Golf Course, United States of America
  • 2013-02-02

    Pak Thale, Thailand
  • 2016-02-25

    Malino, Indonesia
  • 2016-02-26

    Makassar Swamps, Indonesia
  • 2016-02-27

    Wuasa, Indonesia
  • 2016-02-28

    Wuasa, Indonesia
    Image from 2016-02-28
  • 2016-03-01

    Danau Dampelas, Indonesia
  • 2016-03-05

    Manado, Indonesia
  • 2023-03-17

    Tempasuk Plain, Malaysia
  • 2023-03-18

    Tempasuk Plain, Malaysia
  • 2023-03-21

    Sabah Tea Plantation, Malaysia
  • 2023-03-27

    Lahad Datu, Malaysia