Black-faced Munia - BirdForum Opus

Photo by James Eaton
Kisol, Flores, Indonesia,July 2005

Lonchura molucca

Identification

10–11 cm (4-4¼ in)

• Black head to breast
• Brown nape, neck and upper wing-coverts
• White rump
• White underparts with fine brown barring

Distribution

Southeast Asia: found in Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas, Bali, Timor, Moluccas

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Forest, grass and bushland, savanna, rice paddies and gardens.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet consist of grass and herb seeds also insects. They feed both on the ground and clinging to grass stems.

Breeding

They build a large domed grass nest. The clutch consists of 4-10 white eggs.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016)
4. AvianWeb
5. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Black-faced Munia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Black-faced_Munia

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