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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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