the following photos of these former national bird was taken infront of my aunt's house as they play at the calamansi tree just 5 meters away from the backdoor of my folks' house.
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The chestnut munia is a small passerine bird with a scientific name of Lonchura malacca. Ricefields, grasslands and open country are its habitat. It is also the only black and chestnut munia in the Philippines.
Once considered our National Bird, these birds usually form large tightly gathered flocks. Known as maya pula ("red maya"), to distinguish it from the predominantly brownish Tree Sparrow (which is also called maya), these birds usually form large tightly gathered flocks.
