Monday, 14 July 2014

AVIAN NESTING 2/100 - White-rumped Munia


Got this nesting in the month of July 2014 in the highland circa 850m asl.   The nest was about 10ft above the trail I was walking through. The parent is seen hatching its eggs which can be as many as 10!. 

The nest is a large loosely woven structuremade from grass seed stalk. Usually it is well hidden but   It was very exposed when the overgrowth died and dried up during the dry season. The nest is often used as a roost outside the breeding season but I think not this one.

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