Dusky Munia (Lonchura fuscans)

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Cassin, 1852)

Habitat
Primary forest edgess, secondary forest, grasslands, paddyfields, plantations, gardens. From sea-level - 1,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Philippines (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A shrill 'pee pee'. Also a thin 'chirrup'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (13)...)

Dusky Munia (Lonchura fuscans) [XC175290]
by Johannes Fischer from Bakalalan-Indonesia road, Sarawak, Malaysia (call)

Dusky Munia (Lonchura fuscans) [XC730930]
by Hans Matheve from Kinabatangan District (near Kinabatangan), Bahagian Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia (flight call)

Nest
Large ball of grasses with a side entrance, located in a crevice in a bank or in dense foliage of a small tree, 1 - 2 m above the ground.

Eggs (Guide)
1 - 7; white.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Dusky Munia (Lonchura fuscans) - 10 files

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