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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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White-headed Munia* |
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Lonchura maja |
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Description (10)
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White-headed Munia
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Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)
Size
10 - 11.50 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Habitat
Ricefields and reedbeds.
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore (B), Thailand, Vietnam.
Introduced to Portugal (B).
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Southern south-eastern Asia to Bali. Also introduced to Japan.
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Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Habits
Often in flocks with Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata).
Voice
A high-pitched piping 'pee-eet'. Song is a repititive, tinkling 'weeeeeeheeheeheeheehee' interspersed with bill-clicking.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)
White-headed Munia (Lonchura maja) [XC352047]
by Greg Irving from Malaysian Rubber Research Institute, Selangor, Malaysia (call, song)
White-headed Munia (Lonchura maja) [XC498441]
by Bram Piot from , Indonesia (call)
Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
- maja (Linnaeus, 1766) - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and southern Vietnam.
- vietnamensis Restall, 1995 - Vietnam.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the White-headed Munia see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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