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Chestnut Munia

Lonchura antricapilla

Photo by Almario
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Field Notes

Description:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

The chestnut munia (Lonchura atricapilla), formerly considered as a subspecies of the tricolored munia, is also known as black-headed munia. It is a small passerine bird.

Habitat:

Exact location of the nest was unknown. Spotted near residential houses in Gerona, Tarlac Province, Philippines.

Notes:

Thanks to Paul Davis for identifying this.

Reference Links:

Chestnut munia - Wikipedia

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Chestnut Munia

Lonchura antricapilla

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Paul Davis
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Comments (2)
Almario
Thank you, Paul. Although the Chestnut Munia was once the national bird in our country (before this was changed to the Philippine Eagle - Pithecophaga jefferyi), most Filipinos (including me) thought the Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) was the national bird since these are more abundant. Now I know :) http://philippinemaya.weebly.com/
Paul Davis
Once it was the National bird of the Phillippines
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PublishedApril 30, 2019

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