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| Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca sinensis
- Pair courting |
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| Photographer : | © David Bakewell |
| Location : | Penaga rice fields, Penang, Malaysia |
| Date : |
30 July 2006 |
| English synonyms: | Chestnut Munia (atricapilla), Tricoloured Munia, White-capped Munia (ferruginosa) |
| Bird Family : | Estrildinae - Estrildine finches - avadavats, parrotfinches, silverbill, munias, sparrows |
| Bird Group : | PASSERIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | Male bird (on left) puffed himself up and bounced up and down vigourously (1) before briefly mounting the female (2). They then engaged in brief allopreening (3) and preening (4) before flying off together. |
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