Tricoloured Munia

Lonchura malacca

Description

Lonchura malacca is very small, which is 11 cm, black on the head and neck, brown on the back, and white on the abdomen, except for the belly, thighs and rump which are black. Male and female individuals are similarly colored.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

11 cm

Di

Diurnal

Gr

Granivore

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Estrildidae

GENUS

:

Lonchura

SPECIES

:

Lonchura malacca

Distribution

Lonchura malacca usually inhabits marshy grasslands, or in forests around rice fields, up to an altitude of 1500 masl.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : India, China to Southeast Asia, namely the Philippines, Indonesia (Sumatra, Sulawesi, Java, and Bali)

Habits and Lifestyle

Lonchura malacca is often seen flying in large groups, flying or perching to eat grass seeds.

Lifestyle

In groups

Biome

Swampy meadows, or in forests around rice fields

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

The main diet of this species is grains such as rice and grass seeds.

Diet : Granivore

Mating Habits

The breeding season runs from June to October. Eggs number 5–7, and white. Nests are made of dry grass in the shape of a ball, which is placed in a bush or between tall stalks of grass

Reproduction session : June to October

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 5 – 7 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

On the IUCN red list this species is among the least concern

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Lonchura malacca on The IUCN Red List site 
  3. Bondol Rawa on Wikipedia article