Chestnut Munia

Lonchura antricapilla

Description:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: The chestnut munia (Lonchura atricapilla), formerly considered as a subspecies of the tricolored munia, is also known as black-headed munia. It is a small passerine bird.

Habitat:

Exact location of the nest was unknown. Spotted near residential houses in Gerona, Tarlac Province, Philippines.

Notes:

Thanks to Paul Davis for identifying this.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Paul Davis 4 years ago

Chestnut Munia

Lonchura antricapilla https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi0zoG-yPrhAhXYQxUIHU3eAQ0QFjAAegQIAxAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FChestnut_munia&usg=AOvVaw1Vng2I5oM5ctwFv5I9nJfP

2 Comments

Almario 4 years ago

Thank you, Paul.

Although the Chestnut Munia was once the national bird in our country (before this was changed to the Philippine Eagle - Pithecophaga jefferyi), most Filipinos (including me) thought the Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) was the national bird since these are more abundant. Now I know :)

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