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Scaly-Breasted Munia
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Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata
Main features: Small (11cm) with big heads; large conical bills; brown scaled feathers on white breast and flanks; upperparts plain brown; rump often has greyish tinge; face and throat dusky brown.
Genders look alike.
Juvenile: Upperparts brown; underparts buffy.
Call: A wide variety of calls for keeping in contact or to express alarm. Described as a disyllabic tut-few; tit-ti, sieuw; or faint kee-dee.
In flight: Rapid fluctuating flight, gliding into cover.
Similar birds: The juveniles of various Munia species look alike. Scaly-breasted juveniles often flock with juveniles of other species.
Status in Singapore: Very resident common throughout the island and North and South offshore islands.
World distribution: India to Taiwan and the Philippines. Introduced in some countries.
Classification: Family Passeridae, some place them in a separate family of Estrildidae. World 386 species, Singapore 16 species. |
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Hello Ang! Amazing bird, good note, very good capture and frame. Perfect sharpness. Well done!
Excellent close up of this beauty,very sharp, great POV, nice colors and fine composition.TFS,
Best regards,
Nikos.
very nice specie.
great scene and details, great shot ;)
greetings
Matteo
NIce work,,i like it. Regards, Istvan.
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