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Name |
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Scaly-breasted Munia |
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Scientific Name |
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Lonchura punctulata |
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Size |
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Telia munia (10 cm) |
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Habitat |
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Grasses, bushes, cultivated lands |
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Identification |
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Upperparts chocolate brown, lower white speckled with black |
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Status |
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Resident |
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Distribution |
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Throughout Indian subcontinent |
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Food |
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Grass and weed seeds |
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Nest |
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July to October |
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Eggs |
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4-8, Pure white |
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Least concern |
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Terrestrial |
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Common |
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Most parts of M.P |
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