SPOTTED MUNIA (LONCHURA PUNCTULATA)

SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION: Kingdom : Animalia Phylum : Chordata Class : Aves  Order : Passeriformes Family : Estrildidae Genus : Lonchura Species : punctulata  SCIENTIFIC NAME: LONCHURA PUNCTULATA IMPORTANT FACTS: Length 11–12cm Weight 14 gm. Life Span 6 – 8 years Sexual maturity 7 months Incubation period 2 weeks Clutch size 4 -10 eggs

HABITAT   RANGE   DIET IN WILD   DIET IN ZOO Inhabits open or semi-open habitats including cultivated and inhabited areas, parks, gardens, rice fields, grasslands, and forest edges.   RANGE   DIET IN WILD   DIET IN ZOO India, southern China, and Southeast Asia including parts of Malaysia and Indonesia DIET IN WILD   DIET IN ZOO Grass seeds and rice rice.