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Lonchura maja

Photo by Karim Madoya
Location: Langkawi island, Malaysia.

[edit] Identification

11 cm. White head and throat, chocolate breast, chestnut flanks, brown iris, grey bill, pale blue feet.

[edit] Distribution

Malay peninsula, Sumatra, Java, and Bali.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Marshes and reedbeds.

[edit] Behaviour

It builds a ball shaped nest of grass and 4-5 white eggs are laid.

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