Pale-headed Munia

Lonchura pallida (Wallace, 1864)

Pale-headed Munia, Lonchura pallida, is a passerine in the Estrildidae family that breeds in Australasia, on Sulawesi and the Lesser Sundas. It is a lowland bird of dry scrub, grassland, marshes and farmed ground, and it has also been recorded in eastern Indonesia and Timor-Leste. Its most obvious feature is the pale head set against a darker body. The species was first described by Wallace in 1864. It has expanded in step with farming and land clearance, and it now breeds on Nusa Penida and is recorded on Bali.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Estrildidae — Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Breeding range

Australasia: Sulawesi and Lesser Sundas