The Tricolored Munia is an Asian estrildid finch with a black head, rich chestnut back, and white belly that has established feral populations in Puerto Rico and occasionally Florida from escaped cage birds. It forages in large flocks on grass seeds. It is sometimes lumped with the Chestnut Munia.
Habitat
Grassy fields and rice paddies in Puerto Rico and Florida
Diet
Small grass seeds
How common
Uncommon
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