Spice Finch

Spice Finch is a small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and the Philippines.

Spice Finch is 11–12 cm in length. The adult has a stubby dark bill, brown upperparts and darker brown head. The underparts are white with black scale markings. The sexes are similar, but immature birds have pale brown upperparts, lack the darker head and have uniform buff underparts.

Spice Finch diet consists of dry seed, rice, small insect, and greens as the basis. Melons and cucumber are also enjoyed as are green seedling grasses.

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