Indian Silverbill or White throated MuniaScientific Name - Euodice malabarica
Description - Indian Silverbill also known as White-throated Munia. Its a small passerine bird found in South Asia. Size - Sparrow. A plain earthy brown thick billed little finch with pointed black tail, white upper tail coverts and whitish underparts. Sexes alike. It is frequently found in dry open scrub, fallow land and cultivation, sometimes near water. Distribution(India) - The drier parts of all India to about 2000 m elevation in the Himalayas. Not in NE states of India. |
White-rumped MuniaScientific Name - Lonchura striata
Description -The white-rumped munia is approximately 10 to 11 cm in length, with a stubby grey bill and a long black pointed tail. The adults are brown above and on the breast, and lighter below; the rump is white. The white-rumped munia is a common resident breeder ranging from South Asia to southern China east to Taiwan, and through Southeast Asia south to Sumatra; it frequents open woodland, grassland and scrub, and is well able to adapt to agricultural land use. It is a gregarious bird which feeds mainly on seeds, moving through the undergrowth in groups Size - Sparrow. |
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Scaly breasted MuniaScientific Name - Lonchura punctulata
Description - The species is endemic to Asia and occurs from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and the Philippines. Its name is based on the distinct scale-like feather markings on the breast and belly. The adult is brown above and has a dark conical bill. The species has 11 subspecies across their range and differ slightly in size and colour. This munia eats mainly on grass seeds apart from berries and small insects. They forage in flocks and communicate with soft calls and whistles. The species is highly social and may sometimes roost with other species of munias. This species is found in tropical plains and grasslands. |
Black-throated MuniaScientific Name -Lonchura kelaarti
Description - The black-throated munia is a small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in the hills of southwest India, the Eastern Ghats and Sri Lanka.The black-throated munia is a small gregarious bird which feeds mainly on seeds. It frequents open hill woodland and cultivation. The nest is a large domed grass structure in a tree or creepers on a house into which 3-8 white eggs are laid. |
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Baya WeaverScientific Name - Ploceus philippinus
Description - It is a weaverbird found across the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Flocks of these birds are found in grasslands, cultivated areas, scrub and secondary growth and they are best known for their hanging retort shaped nests woven from leaves. These nest colonies are usually found on thorny trees or palm fronds and the nests are often built near water or hanging over water where predators cannot reach easily. These are sparrow-sized (15 cm) and in their non-breeding plumage, both males and females resemble female house sparrows. They have a stout conical bill and a short square tail. Non-breeding males and females look alike. |
Red avadavatScientific Name - Amandava amandava
Description - It is a sparrow-sized bird of the Estrildidae family. It is found in the open fields and grasslands of tropical Asia and is popular as a cage bird due to the colourful plumage of the males in their breeding season. It breeds in the Indian Subcontinent in the monsoon season. This small finch is easily identified by the rounded black tail and the bill that is seasonally red. The rump is red and the breeding male is red on most of the upper parts except for a black eye-stripe, lower belly and wings. There are white spots on the red body and wing feathers. Red avadavats are found mainly on the flat plains, mainly in places with tall grasses or crops often near water. |
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