Scaly-breasted Munia
Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata
A simple vista
Native to southern Asia, this small waxbill is a popular cagebird. Escapees from captivity have established wild populations in several parts of the world. The species is now widespread and common in coastal California, from San Jose to San Diego, and other local populations are established around Houston, Texas, at a few spots farther east along the Gulf Coast, and in southern Florida. Usually seen in flocks.
Todo el texto de la guía de aves y los mapas de distribución fueron adaptados de Lives of North American Birds de Kenn Kaufman© 1996, utilizado con permiso de Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Reservados todos los derechos.
Categoría
Perching Birds
IUCN Status
Least Concern
Hábitat
Fields, Meadows, and Grasslands, Freshwater Wetlands, Shrublands, Savannas, and Thickets
Comportamiento
Flitter
Rango e identificación
Descripción
Tamaño
About the size of a Sparrow
Color
Black, Brown, Tan, White
Forma de alas
Rounded, Short
Forma de cola
Pointed, Short, Wedge-shaped
Cantos y llamadas
Tipo de canto
Chirp/Chip, High, Twitter, Whistle
Hábitat
Brushy, overgrown fields, woodland edges, and other dense low growth, often near water.
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Comportamiento
Huevos
3-5 eggs, white, unmarked. Incubation is by both sexes, about 14 days. Young: Fed by both parents. Leave the nest after about 18 days.
Comportamiento alimentario
Forages in flocks, usually in dense low growth or on the ground. May climb along grass stems to reach seed heads.
Dieta
Mostly seeds, also some berries and insects.
