Pipit Uban

White-headed Munia

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White-headed Munia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Estrildidae
Genus:	Lonchura
Species:	L. maja
Binomial name
Lonchura maja (Linnaeus, 1766)

The White-headed Munia Lonchura maja is a species of estrildid finch found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. This species is also introduced to Portugal. It is found in wetlands habitat. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Description: Smallish (11 cm), white headed brown finch. Similar to chesnut Munia but paler brown and entire head and throat white. Young birds are brown on upperparts with underparts and face buff. Iris-brown; bill-grey; feet-pale blue. Voice: high-pitched 'pee-pee' Distribution and status: Malay peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Bali and Celebes. In Java and Bali this is a fairly common and widespread bird up to 1500 m. Habits: frequents marshes and reedbeds. Like other munias form large flocks during rice harvest but spread out in pairs during breeding season. General behavior similar to other munias. Diet: Rice and Grass seeds. Breeding: Four to five, occasionally six, white eggs are laid in a typical munia ball-shaped grass nest. Breeding is recorded in West Java for February. Race; L.m. leucocephalus

Origin

Origin and phylogeny has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al..^[1] Estrildinae may have originated in India and dispersed thereafter (towards Africa and Pacific Ocean habitats).

Pengenalan

Burung Pipit Uban adalah salah satu daripada haiwan yang boleh didapati di Malaysia. Nama sainsnya ialah Lonchura maja.

Ciri-ciri
Burung Pipit Uban ialah haiwan yang tergolong dalam golongan benda hidup, alam : haiwan, filum : kordata, sub-filum : bertulang belakang (vertebrata), kelas : burung. Burung Pipit Uban adalah haiwan berdarah panas, mempunyai sayap dan tubuh yang diselubungi bulu pelepah. Paruh Burung Pipit Uban tidak bergigi, bentuknya pendek dan tebal, berguna untuk memecah biji-bijian.

Makanan

Burung ini adalah pemakan biji-bijian. Menjadi hama pada tanaman padi. Sering berkumpul dalam kelompok besar ketika musim panen, dan hidup berpasang-pasangan ketika musim berbiak.Pembiakan
Burung Pipit Uban membiak dengan bertelur. Telur Burung Pipit Uban bercangkerang keras.
(dari Wiwiekpaedia)

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