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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.

w.l., pretty birds!

w.l.

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

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.

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

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

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!!

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:
White-capped:
And then 2 of my rarer Nuns...

Grey-crowned:
Five-colored:

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

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.

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

slwatson

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

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.

lovezebs

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

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

w.l.

Great minds think alike...