Adult (Checkered) © Jens Eriksen eBird S38355459 Macaulay Library ML 64619911
Adult (Scaled) © Mat Gilfedder
Immature © Justyn Stahl
Adult (Scaled) © Jerry Ting
Adult (Checkered) © Ian Hearn
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Adult (Checkered) © Perry Doggrell

Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata

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Identification

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Attractive small songbird of grasslands, gardens, fields, and agricultural areas. Native to India and Southeast Asia, with introduced populations scattered elsewhere around the world. Typical adults dark chestnut-brown above, white below, with fine dark scaly pattern on belly; some populations duller brown. Juveniles plain brown all over with slightly paler underparts. Typically found in small flocks, sometimes mixed with other species of munia.

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