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	White-fronted Parrot - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation White-fronted Parrot
		This species is named for the bright white patch of feathers which is seen on their foreheads, although the amount of white varies from individual to individual.
		They have green plumage throughout, red coloring around their eyes (in some individuals almost like a mask) and blue coloring on their outspread wings and behind the patch of white on their foreheads.
		Unlike other amazon species, males and females can be distinguished by appearance (sexual dimorphism): males have bright red feathers on their shoulders, while females have green shoulders.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/White-fronted-Parrot.html (442 words)

	White-rumped Munia - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation White-rumped Munia
		The White-rumped Munia is a tiny gregarious bird which feeds mainly on seeds.
		The White-rumped Munia or White-rumped Mannikin (Lonchura striata) is a small passerine bird.
		The White-rumped Munia is 10-11cm in length with a long black tail.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/White-rumped-Munia.html (213 words)

	Birds
		The brown band is partly surrounded by a somewhat U-shaped white band, with a portion of its free arms covered by the overlapping feathers.
		The breast, abdomen, and other underparts are white in color, each feather with an exposed broad brown band surrounding the white median streak.
		The white band is continuous into a whitish buff fringe.
	www.knowledgebank.irri.org /riceDoctor_MX/Fact_Sheets/Pests/Birds.htm (371 words)

	The White-Rumped Mannikin
		White feathers under the chin or elsewhere may indicate a cross with the domesticated variety.
		Other than the white on the rump, which varies in brightness and can only be seen when the bird moves its wings, you will not find any white feathers on the Striated finch.
		Eating mostly the large white millet and snacking on the canary and oats.
	www.efinch.com /species/whiterump.htm (528 words)

	White Rumped Munia
		The White Rumped Munia is believed to be the ancestor to the Society (Bengalese) Finch.
		White Rumped Munia by A Birdkeeper's Guide to Mannikin's and Munias
	www.finchworld.com /Birds/Finch/Silverbill/white_rumped_munia.htm (26 words)

	Timor x Australian Zebra Hybrids
		DNA testing has shown that the Society finch (Bengalese) is a domesticated version of the White-Rumped munia.
		It used to be believed that the Society finch was a fertile hybrid whose original parentage was lost in antiquity.
		In the past, canary breeders have intentionally introduced certain siskins to their canaries to produce new color varieties.
	www.efinch.com /zebrahybrid.htm (1010 words)

	Lonchura
		The Munias, Mannikins and Silverbills are small passerine birds in the genus Lonchura of the estrildid finch family.
		Plumage is usually a combination of browns, black and white, with the sexes similar, but duller and less contrasted immature birds.
		The nest is a large domed grass structure into which 4-10 white eggs are laid.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/Lonchura.htm (268 words)

	White-rumped Munia
		White-rumped Munia (Lonchura striata) is a common resident in Himalayas and north-east India.
	www.birding.in /birds/Passeriformes/Passeridae/white-rumped_munia.htm (29 words)

	InfoHub Forums - Reply to Topic
		The white-throated munia is also called silverbill, as are other birds with silver bills.
		Others kept as pets include the white-headed munia (L. maja) of Thailand to Java and the green munia, or green tiger finch (Amandava formosa), of India.
		The black-headed munia, or chestnut mannikin (Lonchura malacca, including atricapilla and ferruginosa), is a pest in rice fields from India to Java and the Philippines; as a cage bird it is often called tricolour nun.
	www.infohub.com /forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=4458 (457 words)

	And because He lives...: 12/01/2004 - 12/31/2004
		White-rumped Munias were seen in the long grass and Black-crested and Black-headed Bulbuls in the trees nearby.
		Oh yah there were also four plovers with green and white colour tags on their legs.
		Highlights were the Black Eagle and Crested Serpent-Eagle seen soaring over the valley.
	olibirderz.blogspot.com /2004_12_01_olibirderz_archive.html (1520 words)

	Society Finches
		The selfs have no white at all, yet their stomachs and rumps are a lighter color and may have a streaked appearance, similar to that of their believed wild ancestor, the white rumped munia (lonchura striata).
		The pied societies have white patches of feathers, ranging from only one or two white feathers on a bird to a totally white bird.
		Some may liken their stomach markings to those of a spice finch, yet they are somewhat different.
	www.kairosnewsletter.net /bb/societyfinches.htm (1805 words)

	BIRDCHAT archives -- July 2003, week 3 (#50)
		At last we find two White-headed Munia in flocks of Nutmeg Mannikins in a patch of weeds between houses.
		We stop on the way at Hull Yam, a traditional site for White-headed Munia to find it has become a housing development.
		DAY 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 - FRASIER'S HILL It's a relief to leave the heat and humidity of Kuala Selangor and head on the Karak Highway into the cool Central mountains of Malaysia even though the drive is all oil palms until we're too high for them.
	listserv.arizona.edu /cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0307c&L=birdchat&F=&S=&P=5305 (703 words)

	Birds of West Malaysia and Singapore
		The text calls the bar white, and correctly, but as BSA points out it is invariably stained and appears yellow, as may the white feather tips.
		The underwing pattern of the Great Hornbill is so distinctive it can be identified half a mile away; the b & w illustration in BWMS makes it appear dull (although the text calls it distinctive).
	www.worldtwitch.com /cgi-bin/birdbook.pl/noframes/read/27 (236 words)

	Oriental Bird Club Image Database : White-rumped Munia » Lonchura striata
		Oriental Bird Club Image Database : White-rumped Munia » Lonchura striata
		Estrildinae - Estrildine finches - avadavats, parrotfinches, silverbill, munias, sparrows
	www.orientalbirdimages.org /search.php?action=searchresult&Bird_ID=1895&PHPSESSID=e5200ed7834f17eef929fc3387ab4323 (29 words)

	Society Finches
		The belly on the "wild type", the white-rumped munia, is a soft beige with tiny striations of a darker color.
		This is indeed true, in that no white feathers show, but it isn't completely accurate to call them solid brown.
		The most well known variety is the "fawn/chocolate/pied." These birds exhibit distinct patches of fawn coloration, chocolate coloration, and white plumage (from piedness).
	www.kairosnewsletter.net /bb/breeding_part4.html (1045 words)

	The AvianWeb: All About Birds
		Scaley-breasted Munia (aka Spice Finch or Nutmet Finch) - Lonchura...
		Scaley-breasted Munia (aka Spice Finch or Nutmeg Finch) - Lonchura...
		Scaley-breasted Munia (aka Spice Finch or Nutmeg Finch) - Lonchura
	www.avianweb.com /finchspecies.htm (1176 words)

	Birdwatching Trip Report from China
		White-rumped Munia - flocks at Wenyou Terrace and in some reed beds at the lake.
		Id based on one male with partial cap and extensive white areas in primaries.
		Blue and White Flycatcher - 1 imm male
	www.birdtours.co.uk /tripreports/china/china3/china-oct-03.htm (922 words)

	About us
		We have begun to raise birds in 1989 with a couple of Yellow fronted Canary, a couple of white Zebra finches, very small in truth and a couple of white-rumped Munia.
		We are living in the house of ownership on the top of a hill of the town of Castell'Alfero, surrounded from the green and from the woods, we have turned our abode into a dwarfish zoo.
		It is not possible to forget that in our mini zoo, two German shepherds also live con un Siberian Husky e more then 10 cats of different colours, on account of uncontrolled crosses with other cats, also of the neighbours.
	www.esotici.com /En/about.htm (307 words)

	multi_page.txt
		All Munia species known from Sumatra were observed in the scheme, namely White- rumped Munia Lonchura striara, Javan Munia Lonchura leucogastroides, Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura puncdulara, White-bellied Munia Lonchura leucogastra, Chestnut Munia Lonchura maracca, and White-headed Munia Lonchura maja.
		Birds such as White-headed Munia (Lonchura maja), White-bellied Munia (Lonchura leucogastra), Chestnut Munia (Lonchura malacca), Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulara) and Baya Weaver (Ploccus philippinus) were commonly seen on the sites, and are regarded as pests.
		In regard of predator birds, 6 species were observed in the riverine systems or in cultivation, including a large, single flock of at least 45 Black-winged Kites Elanus caerulcus in Lagan Hulu and 40 BTahminy Kites Haliastur indus in mangrove forest along the Berbak river estuary.
	www-wds.worldbank.org /servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/1992/11/01/000009265_3970702135445/Rendered/INDEX/multi_page.txt (9888 words)

	BIRDCHAT archives -- July 2003, week 3 (#8)
		Nearby scrub gives expected prinias, cisticola and munias.
		They must have already started back North although we find plenty of other pipits, bushlarks, snipe and one scared buttonquail.
	listserv.arizona.edu /cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0307c&L=birdchat&F=&S=&P=793 (611 words)

	Black Munia - educational resources
		You can submit additional web links for the Black Munia using the form below.
		Contact me to correct errors, submit additional links, or make comments on the Black Munia page.
	animals.mongabay.com /iucn/B/Black_Munia.html (45 words)

	Natural History: My life as a forest creature: growing up with the Cuc Phuong National Park - This Land
		Birds Eurasian tree sparrow, white-rumped munia, scaly-breasted munia, common kingfisher, white-breasted kingfisher, melodious laughing thrush, black-throated laughing thrush, long-tailed shrike, green peafowl, grey peacock pheasant, silver pheasant, great hornbill, Indian pied hornbill, chestnut-necklaced partridge, red-collared woodpecker, and red-vented barbet.
		Many are endemic, such as Delacour's langur, which we Vietnamese often call the white-shorts langur because of its white bottom.
		You can also see the silver pheasant along the trails; the males look particularly handsome with their long white tails.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1134/is_2_112/ai_98254968 (1268 words)

	Various
		Corrections: I had the bird on the second stamp in the China (Taiwan) 2002 National Palace Museum listed as White-rumped Munia.
		Correction: Benin - the final bird in the 2000 Surcharge is 192 096 000 Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer, not 193 042 000 Red-cheeked Cordonbleu Uraeginthus bengalus.
		It should have been listed as Nutmeg Mannikin Lonchura punctulata, which is a new species on stamp.
	www.birdtheme.org /various.html (1373 words)

	Birdwatching Trip Report from Goa ,India
		It starts from besides a two metre high white cross on the left hand side of the road about 400 metres after the turning to the Fort Aguada Resort.
		Initially there is a steep scramble over some rocks but after the path is good and offers an excellent vantage over the tributary and much of the mangroves.
		From the Marinha Dourada Hotel at Baga turn right (in the opposite direction of Baga) and go up at the road junction, go left at the junction and then continue 800 metres until the road bends to the left.
	www.birdtours.co.uk /tripreports/india/india3-goa/GOA1.htm (7350 words)

	Surfbirds Birding Trip Report: Taiwan, 10th - 19th November 2003
		White-rumped Munia, Lonchura striata - small flocks in grassy, scrubby habitats at low elevation.
		White Wagtail, Motacilla alba - 4, Dajshi River area; 3, Kukwang.
		Scaly Thrush [White's Ground Thrush], Zoothera dauma [Turdus dauma] - 3, An Ma Shan Forest Reserve.
	www.surfbirds.com /trip_report.php?id=381 (4501 words)

	Birds of India - Passeridae - Avadavats, Pipits, Munia, Sparrows, Accentors, Wagtails, Weavers - Passeriformes - Avifauna - Birding in India
		Birds of India - Passeridae - Avadavats, Pipits, Munia, Sparrows, Accentors, Wagtails, Weavers - Passeriformes - Avifauna - Birding in India
	www.birding.in /birds/Passeriformes/passeridae.htm (37 words)

	Wildlife tours - Periyar National Park adventure travel by WildWorldIndia.com
		Over 230 species of birds are found in Periyar which include rare ones like White-rumped Munia, Blyth's Pipit, Blue-eared Kingfisher, Pompadour Green Pigeon, Greater Painted Snipe, Black and Orange Flycatcher, Long-billed Leaf Warbler, Sri Lanka Frogmouth and winter visitors like the Cinnamon Bittern.
		The water edge is also dominated by groups of Wild Boar wallowing in the mud and herds of Asiatic Elephant.
	www.wildworldindia.com /wwi/html/destination/periyar.htm (459 words)

	Birdwatching Trip Report from Cuc Phuong and Xuan Thuy, Vietnam
		The shrub along the trail held Grey-crowned Warblers and White-rumped Munia.
		A couple of GreylagGeese flew overhead, there were plenty of Little Egrets, Great White and Grey Herons, a single Purple Heron, but no Spoonbills.
		The first bird, by the pool, was White Wagtail.
	www.birdtours.co.uk /tripreports/vietnam/viet8/vnam-dec-04.htm (2046 words)

	Goa-2003.doc
		Black Eagles were seen, as was Mountain Hawk Eagle, a couple of Common Rosefinches, Alpine Swifts and White-rumped Munia.
		Along the way we saw a few Wood Sandpipers, White-rumped and Scaly-breasted Munias plus an assortment of other species now more familiar.
		Over the rice paddies a hundred Asian Openbills took flight and hundreds of — white egrets fed. A couple of snipe were meticulously scrutinised but where a little too distant and to obscured to be positively identified.
	www.birdwatchingtours.co.uk /reports/after_tour_docs/Goa-2003.doc (8860 words)

	White-rumped Munia (Lonchura striata swinhoei) - Index - Gallery - Wild Bird Gallery
		White-rumped Munia (Lonchura striata swinhoei) - Index - Gallery - Wild Bird Gallery
	www.wildbirdgallery.com /images/birds/lonchura_striata/swinhoei.htm (13 words)

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