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Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata,Scaly-breasted Munia Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Scaly-breasted Munia

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    jerclarke
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    Beautiful! My aunt has a couple of these in a cage (in Canada), lovely to see it in the wild :)

    This should be the key photo for the species!     Posted 11 years ago

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The Scaly-breasted Munia

The scaly-breasted munia or spotted munia, known in the pet trade as nutmeg mannikin or spice finch, is a sparrow-sized estrildid finch native to tropical Asia. The adult is brown above and has a dark conical bill. The species has 11 subspecies across their range and differ slightly in size and colour.

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Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Gurukrishna
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By Gurukrishna

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Uploaded Sep 2, 2014. Captured Jul 16, 2014 21:34.
  • Canon EOS 600D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/125s
  • ISO125
  • 250mm