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Scaly-breasted Munia

Lonchura punctulata

Least Concern (IUCN Red List)Waxbills and Allies
Scaly-breasted Munia, photographed by Atharva Whaval

Photo: Atharva Whaval · Pexels · Pexels License (licence)

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About the Scaly-breasted Munia

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.

Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made

Where it has been recorded

Recorded in 58 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.

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