EstrildidaeLonchura

Black-headed Munia

Lonchura malacca

11.5–11.5 cmVery Small
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident in moist areas of peninsula. Adult has black head and upper breast, rufous-brown upperparts. and black belly centre and undertail-coverts. lower breast and flanks are white. Juvenile as uniform brown upperparts aoo buff to whitish underparts. Marshy areas with tall grass or reeds.

Colour

BlackRufous / Red-brownBrownWhite
Average size
11.5 cm
Habitat
Marshy areas with tall grass or reeds.
Behaviour
Resident in moist areas of peninsula., as uniform brown upperparts aoo buff to whitish underparts.

About this bird

Resident in moist areas of peninsula. Adult has black head and upper breast, rufous-brown upperparts. and black belly centre and undertail-coverts. lower breast and flanks are white. Juvenile as uniform brown upperparts aoo buff to whitish underparts. Marshy areas with tall grass or reeds.

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Black-headed Munia is bigger than Scaly-breasted Munia but smaller than Aberrant Bush Warbler.