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'''Immature''': lacks the dark head. Underparts are more uniform. | '''Immature''': lacks the dark head. Underparts are more uniform. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[Asia]]: found in [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]]. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | There are | + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== |
| − | * ''L. k. kelaarti'' | + | There are 2 subspecies: |
| − | * ''L. k. jerdoni'' | + | *''L. k. kelaarti'': pinkish underparts and rump |
| − | + | :*South-western [[India]] (Kerala to western Tamil Nadu) and Eastern Ghats | |
| + | *''L. k. jerdoni'': barred black and white underparts and rump | ||
| + | Highlands of [[Sri Lanka]] | ||
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| + | An additional subspecies, ''vernayi'', is not recognised by all authorities<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Open hill woodland and cultivation. | Open hill woodland and cultivation. | ||
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The diet includes seeds. | The diet includes seeds. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | The nest is a large | + | The nest is a large grass dome in a tree or creepers on a house wall; the Indian species lay 3-8 white eggs but more usually 5 are laid by Sri Lankan birds. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Lonchura+kelaarti}} | {{GSearch|Lonchura+kelaarti}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Lonchura]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Lonchura]] | ||
Revision as of 16:58, 1 May 2010
- Lonchura kelaarti
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.
Distribution
Asia: found in India and Sri Lanka.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 2 subspecies:
- L. k. kelaarti: pinkish underparts and rump
- South-western India (Kerala to western Tamil Nadu) and Eastern Ghats
- L. k. jerdoni: barred black and white underparts and rump
Highlands of Sri Lanka
An additional subspecies, vernayi, is not recognised by all authorities[2].
Habitat
Open hill woodland and cultivation.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes seeds.
Breeding
The nest is a large grass dome in a tree or creepers on a house wall; the Indian species lay 3-8 white eggs but more usually 5 are laid by Sri Lankan birds.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-throated Munia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-throated_Munia
