“White-headed Munia (Lonchura maja) plumage changes as they mature requires more observation. Wells (2007) offers some guidance but there is much variation. The birds are very sociable and soon after fledging will congregate in ‘mixed’ flocks of adults, juveniles and … Continued
Since the latter part of 2017 a few Scaly-breasted Munias (Lonchura punctulata) regularly visited my garden LINK 1 and LINK 2. They came during the late evenings to feed on the Siglap Grass (Zoysia matrella) seeds. Their small size and … Continued
“Not sure why this adult White-headed Munia (Lonchura maja) was agitated and raised its hackles with alarm calls. It could been my presence but I suspect I missed some element of danger to the juveniles.” Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS Ipoh, … Continued
“Rather than do the conventional feeding of climbing up an unstable reed they have elected to feed on grain that has fallen to the ground. “A mixture of adults and juveniles. “Seen this feeding behaviour of the White-headed Munia (Lonchura … Continued
