Black-throated Munia

Black-throated MuniaThe Black-throated Munia is a small bird whose back and belly markings vary by region. It occurs in southern Indian hills and Sri Lanka and eats grass and weed seeds, as well as rice.What does it look like?The southwestern Indian form has dark-brown upperparts with pale shaft streaks, a blackish face and throat, and pinkish-brown underparts. The sexes are similar. The Eastern Ghats form has paler underparts, and young birds lack the darker face.How does it live?The Black-throated Munia is a small bird whose back and belly markings vary by region. It occurs in southern Indian hills and Sri Lanka and eats grass and weed seeds, as well as rice.It eats grass and weed seeds and rice. The regional Indian account gives an April-to-August nesting season.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.