#munias

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Red Avadavat

Photo: Hari K Patibanda

"Strikingly pretty small finch. Males are largely red and covered in white spots with dark wings and tail. Females are gray with a rufous rump. Both sexes have a red beak. Gives a very musical song a high 'teei' call. Found in grassy areas close to water and often near human habitation, particularly areas with wet rice paddies."

- eBird

[herpsandbirds]

Red Avadavat aka Red Munia aka Strawberry Finch (Amandava amandava), male, family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes, India

photograph by Arulanandham Palanisamy

[nobeerreviews]

Ocean separates lands, not souls.

-- Munia Khan

(Gibraltar)

[quotelr]

Patience is to wait for the ice to melt instead of breaking it.

Munia Khan

[birdstudies]

August 18, 2024 - Gray-banded Munia or Grey-banded Mannikin (Lonchura vana) These estrildid finches are found in grasslands, marshes, and the edges of cultivated areas in a small range in northwestern Papua, Indonesia. Their diet is unknown but they have been observed foraging in flocks on low weeds in abandoned agricultural areas. Nothing is known about their breeding behavior. They were previously classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN but have been found to be more common than once thought.

[thepersonalwords]

Our souls are always looking for love, and hearts wait to treasure it.

Munia Khan

[scottpartridge]

Day 10 of #birdtober2023 from @aholmesartstudio is Strawberry Finch 

[key-cat]

Spring is the fountain of love for thirsty winter.

春は渇きの冬のための愛の���である。

Munia Khan ムニア・カーン

[alonglistofbirds]

[2195/11080] Chestnut munia - Lonchura atricapilla

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Passeroidea Family: Estrildidae (estrildid finches)

Photo credit: Floyd Bermejo via Macaulay Library

[stickynotebirds]

245. White-Headed Munia

[anarchovampyrism]

altered by munia khan (from fireclay) // schiaparelli 2023 crystal ants skirt // "an interview with e. o. wilson, the father of the encyclopedia of life" with david pogue and e. o. wilson // un chien andalou dir. salvador dalí // as meat loves salt by maria mccann // joan collins in empire of the ants dir. bert i. gordon

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Scaly-breasted Munia

Photo: Raghunath Thirumalaisamy

"Native to southern Asia, this small waxbill is a popular cagebird. Escapees from captivity have established wild populations in several parts of the world. The species is now widespread and common in coastal California, from San Jose to San Diego, and other local populations are established around Houston, Texas, at a few spots farther east along the Gulf Coast, and in southern Florida. Usually seen in flocks."

- Audubon Field Guide

[herpsandbirds]

Red Avadavat aka Strawberry Finch aka Red Munia (Amandava amandava), family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes, Karnataka, India

photograph by Devadatha Kumar SR

[birdblues]

Red Avadavat

[pangeen]

" Scaly-Breasted Munia " //© Ayush Singh

Music: A.R. Rahman, Unni Menon, Sujatha Mohan - Pudhu Vellai Mazhai

[birdstudies]

October 27, 2024 - Gray-headed Munia or Grey-headed Mannikin (Lonchura caniceps) Found in parts of eastern Papua New Guinea, these estrildid finches live in grasslands, savannas, wetlands, and grassy cultivated areas. They eat grass seeds, foraging in flocks on the ground and while perched on seeding grass stems. Sometimes breeding in colonies, they build rounded nests from grass leaves, fine stems, and seedheads in shrubs, trees, or clumps of grass. Females lay clutches of four to six eggs.