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Tricoloured munia (Lonchura malacca) Udawalawe NP, Sri Lanka. Jan 22, 2015. Geotagged,Lonchura malacca,Sri Lanka,Tricoloured munia,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

Tricoloured munia (Lonchura malacca)

Udawalawe NP, Sri Lanka. Jan 22, 2015.

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The tricoloured munia is an estrildid finch, native to India, Sri Lanka, and southern China. The species was also introduced to Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. This species like the chestnut munia has been known as the black-headed munia. 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.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Aug 9, 2016. Captured Jan 22, 2015 06:46 in Unnamed Road, Sri Lanka.
  • PENTAX K-3
  • f/5.6
  • 1/320s
  • ISO800
  • 300mm