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Tricoloured munia

Lonchura malacca

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Description:

Immature birds have pale brown upperparts, lack the dark head found in adults, and have uniform buff underparts that can be confused with immatures of other munias such as the scaly-breasted munia.

Habitat:

Found it feeding on grass seeds close to a pond inside IIM Trichy campus.

Reference Links:

Tricoloured munia - Wikipedia

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