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Curiosity of the little one A juvenile scaly breasted munia looking at the lens curiously as if something will pop out of it , the juvenile has a plumage with varying colors than the adult but here we can see the bird growing some feathers on the abdomen!! Lonchura punctulata,Scaly-breasted Munia,juvenile,juvenile birds Click/tap to enlarge

Curiosity of the little one

A juvenile scaly breasted munia looking at the lens curiously as if something will pop out of it , the juvenile has a plumage with varying colors than the adult but here we can see the bird growing some feathers on the abdomen!!

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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 Va₹ad Bansod
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By Va₹ad Bansod

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Uploaded Dec 15, 2015.
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