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Chestnut-breasted Munia

From Opus

Photo by Tom Tarrant
Photo by Tom Tarrant
Lonchura castaneothorax

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[edit] Identification

Brown back, black face, grey crown and nape, broad rusty breast band, white belly.

[edit] Distribution

Australia, New Caledonia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.

[edit] Taxonomy

There are 5 subspecies.

[edit] Habitat

Reed beds, grasses near rivers, swamps, mangroves, grassy woodlands, cane fields and cereal crops.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes seeds.

[edit] References

Wikipedia

[edit] External Links

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