Brown-headed Nuns/Munias

[w.l.]

A few weeks ago I finally managed to get a few Brown-headed Nuns (Lonchura atricapilla brunneiceps) from South Sulawesi.
This is a quite distinct subspecies of the Black-headed Nun, and I had been longing for them for over 2 years!
Although all are said to have been caught in the same area, one has a decidedly blackish, darker head than the others and it may be a different subspecies from further north.

Just sharing pics as especially North American members rarely seem to see such birds.

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[Shannylee]

w.l., pretty birds!

[slwatson]

w.l.

Beautiful! I was on the hunt for white headed nuns/munias, but they're very rare and expensive in my area.

[w.l.]

slwatson

I have read that on this forum before.
Kind of funny, as white-headed nuns are very common and cheap here.
By far the cheapest and easiest to get of all nuns!

I don't actually find these brown-headed nuns pretty, just interesting, and then mostly to those who have an interest in the various munia species.

[w.l.]

Previous discussion about the difficulties of finding Nuns, Munias and Mannikins in the US:

http://www.finchforum.com/viewtopic.php ... 1&start=15

[slwatson]

w.l.

I think the white headed are the prettiest, so of course, those would be the hardest for me to find I could have gotten a pair at one time for $1000!!

[w.l.]

Funny how tastes can differ, I find White-headed the dullest Nuns.
I am amazed at that crazy price over there, here you could buy hundreds for under $1 per pair.

I think the prettiest nuns must be Tricolors that actually seem relatively easy to get in the US but I can only dream about them here.
Of those I do have, I find the White-capped/Black-throated, the Hooded and the Sumatran sinensis subspecies of Black-headed the prettiest.

Black-headed:

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White-capped:

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And then 2 of my rarer Nuns...

Grey-crowned:

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Five-colored:

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[GouldianGuy]

w.l. now you're just showing off haha

[isobea]

w.l. - OK, it's a done deal: I will have to come visit! Do you have a guest room? I'll bring the deep pockets....
Iso

PS: The grey-crowned ones are my favorites out of the ones you just posted.

[Jen]

Beautiful birds. Happy for you that you finally got your wish!

[w.l.]

slwatson

Here are a couple oif white-headed nuns, taken on the market just 2 hours ago, for you!

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@GouldianGuy

Guilty as charged... but I am also trying to popularize this somewhat obscure group of finches. Though at the price mentioned by slwatson earlier, I doubt many peopke will get them.

@isobea

You are welcome, especially if you can tuck some Tricolor Nuns in those pockeys on the way here!
I also realized the Grey-crowned look best of the photos, but in real life their colors tend to look less bright.

@Jen

Thanks!

[lovezebs]

w.l.

Lovely birds my friend.

I have to say that the reddish browns with the black head and silver beak, would probably be my favorites.

[w.l.]

lovezebs

As I had said earlier, they are one of my favorites, too.

[Catherine]

Such lovely birds! The five-coloured ones are really striking.

[lovezebs]

w.l.

Great minds think alike...