White-Rumped Munia - Lonchura striata (click for info)
This is the little White-Rumped Munia - Lonchura striata - which is also known as the Striated Finch, Sharp-Tailed Finch, White-Backed Finch, Bengalese Finch, Striated Mannikin, Hodgson’s Munia, Sharp-Tailed Munia, Sharp-Tailed Mannikin, and the White-Backed Munia or Mannikin, although, strangely enough, apart from the white in its rump and underparts there are no other white feathers on this beautiful little bird. At only 10-11cm in length, it belongs to the family of waxbill "finches" and is common and widespread throughout Southeast Asia. A seed eating bird, as the large bill suggests, it is very adaptable, residing in scrubland, open woodland, grassland, and agricultural lands wherever there is food and will form large flocks which can become quite a nuisance to farmers as they feed voraciously on his hard won crops. Interestingly, they have been seen feeding on algae where it is thought they get mineral supplements from. This one was seen in Goa, India as we were walking along a road near Cavelossim.
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White-Rumped Munia - Lonchura striata (click for info)
This is the little White-Rumped Munia - Lonchura striata - which is also known as the Striated Finch, Sharp-Tailed Finch, White-Backed Finch, Bengalese Finch, Striated Mannikin, Hodgson’s Munia, Sharp-Tailed Munia, Sharp-Tailed Mannikin, and the White-Backed Munia or Mannikin, although, strangely enough, apart from the white in its rump and underparts there are no other white feathers on this beautiful little bird. At only 10-11cm in length, it belongs to the family of waxbill "finches" and is common and widespread throughout Southeast Asia. A seed eating bird, as the large bill suggests, it is very adaptable, residing in scrubland, open woodland, grassland, and agricultural lands wherever there is food and will form large flocks which can become quite a nuisance to farmers as they feed voraciously on his hard won crops. Interestingly, they have been seen feeding on algae where it is thought they get mineral supplements from. This one was seen in Goa, India as we were walking along a road near Cavelossim.
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None of my images may be copied, reproduced or altered in any form or manner or placed on the internet or any other social media, or in any form of publication either print or otherwise, in any form or manner without my written permission.