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Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata
Maya Brown (Negros Occidental)
One of the more common rice-field birds that we refer to as “maya”, this species is usually a very good subject to see how sharp your birding lens can get and your skills in getting extremely sharp shots. The strands of the bird’s DNA should be visible! Otherwise, you might just want to enjoy the sight from your binocs!
© Toto Gamboa
Java Sparrow
Lonchura oryzivora
maya costa (Negros Occidental)
Maya Costa, as we call it in the province of Negros, is a staple of the illegal bird-as-pets trade. I have a vague memory that we had a pair of this beautiful bird as pets when I was a kid that lived with us for years. When one of the pair died, we thought of letting go the other but won’t fly away and would stay around. I cannot remember though if it had stayed and died or have flown away after sometime.
© Toto Gamboa
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