From Opus

Lonchura kelaarti

[edit] Identification

12cm

• Dark brown upperparts
• Blackish head, breast and wings
• Long black tail
• Bill is short and thick

Sexes similar
Immature: lacks the dark head. Underparts are more uniform.

[edit] Distribution

Southwest India, the Eastern Ghats and Sri Lanka.

[edit] Taxonomy

There are 3 subspecies:

• L. k. kelaarti - pinkish underparts and rump
• L. k. jerdoni - barred black and white underparts and rump
• L. k. vernayi

[edit] Habitat

Open hill woodland and cultivation.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

The diet includes seeds.

[edit] Breeding

The nest is a large domed grass structure in a tree or creepers on a house; the Indian species lay 3-8 white eggs but more usually 5 are laid by Sri Lankan birds.

[edit] References

1. Wikipedia

[edit] External Links