The East Black-headed Munia ( Latin: Lonchura atricapilla ) is a bird in the family of finch weavers of the order Passeriformes . Previously considered as a subspecies of the black-headed munium ( Lonchura malacca atricapilla ). Previously, it was the national bird of the Philippines (currently the Philippine national bird is the monkey- eating Pithecophaga jefferyi ). [one]
| Eastern Black-headed Munia |
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| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Infrastructure : | Passerida |
| View: | Eastern Black-headed Munia |
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| International scientific name |
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Lonchura atricapilla ( Vieillot , 1807 ) |
| Security status |
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Least ConcernedIUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 22729138 |
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Content
Body length 11-12 cm. The main color of the plumage is brown. The head is black; some subspecies also have a black belly. Beak short pale gray. Female and male are colored the same.
In young birds, the color of plumage is pale brown; black color is absent on the head.
They live in Bangladesh , Brunei , Cambodia , China , India , Indonesia , Laos , Malaysia , Myanmar , Nepal , Singapore , Thailand , Vietnam , the Philippines and Taiwan .
Inhabit open spaces and cultivated land. The basis of nutrition is grain and other seeds.
The nest, which is a large domed structure of grass, is placed in shrubs or tall grass. In clutch 4-7 white eggs .
- Birds of India by Grimmett, Inskipp and Inskipp, ISBN 0-691-04910-6
- Munias and Mannikins by Robin Restall, ISBN 1-873403-51-8
- β Kennedy, Robert. A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines. - ISBN 0-19-854668-8 .
