in Rejang land this bird called
Pipit Pinang /
Lonchura punctulata . This bird eater grains especially paddy, and a pest for farmers, this birdlife in groups and sometimes perch in coconut trees /pinang trees.but now the number of birds is also increasingly reduced, many people catch this bird for to sale.
The Scaly-breasted Munia, Lonchura punctulata also known as
Nutmeg Mannikin or
Spice Finch is a small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and the Philippines. The Scaly-breasted Munia has been introduced in Puerto Rico and Hispaniola (Bond, James, Birds of the West Indies), where they are already widespread in lowland agricultural areas and are called pechijabao (A. Dod). Flocks of fifteen or more have been observed visiting bird feeders in Orange County, California, USA. It has also been introduced to Australia where it has a common to uncommon distribution along the east coast, from north of Townsville to south of Sydney (Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, Simpson,K and N.Day, 7th Edition, 2004).
image location: Cawang Baru village, East Curup District.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaly-breasted_Munia
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