Scaly-breasted munia

Scaly-breasted munia (Lonchura punctulata) is a species of small bird-eaters of rice and grains. The name means punctulata speckled, refers to thecolor of the feathers on his chest.

 Javanese people call it emprit peking, prit peking; Sundanese people call itpeking piit or villages, mimicking the sound of his voice of peking. In Malaysia it is called pipit pinang, and in the United Kingdom known as the Scaly-breasted Munia-again linked with spots on his chest that looks like a picture of the scales.

 Small-sized bird, beak to the tip of the tail is about 11 cm. adult Bird is color red-brown on the neck and sides of the upper body, with strokes color somewhat cryptic young. The underside is white, with a similar painting Brown scales on the breast and sides of the body. Lower abdomen until the white ass. Young birds with chest and abdomen dark yellow to Brown a bit dirty. Males do not differ from females in such sightings.

 The IRIS is dark brown eyes; the distinctive pipit bluish grey; legs greyish black. Peking Munia are often found in rural and urban environments, especially near the rice fields or Moor. The main food of the birds is a variety of herbaceousseeds including rice. Therefore often visited peking Munia fields, meadows, openfields and gardens bervegetasi. Live in pairs or in small groups, often observed peking Munia huddle ate grainseeds in grasses or shrubs even down to the ground.

These groups are generallyagile and move together, while continuing to call each other song.The sound of two tribes, the ki-ki-dii, dii..; ki-call ii.. or ckii, ckii..; and voicealerting tret.. tret.. . This bird is not disinclined to mix with others, such as the Munia species withJavanese Munia (b. leucogastroides) or another. It was originally Munia groupmight consist of only a few tail, but the rice harvest season can be enlarged up to hundreds of tails.

Look snazzy in the afternoon while flying and stoodtogether on the trees his bed. A large group of this kind may cause heavy lossesto farmers. Peking Munia. Darmaga, Bogor. Munia peking often inhabit gardens, lawns androadsides. As reflected from his name in Malaysia, Munia are often choose theareca nut palm or other trees or shrubs high, to place a nest. Spherical or bottle's nest is built from the grass, put hidden among the leaves and twigs. The eggs are white, 4-6 (-10) grain, each measuring approximately 15 x 11 mm.Multiplying in all year round.