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Scaly-Breasted Munia


Scaly-Breasted Munia
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Copyright: Ang Hwee Yong (Meerkat) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 17 W: 0 N: 616] (3237)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-08-28
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D300, Tamron SP AF200-500mm f5-6.3 Di LD
Exposure: f/8, 1/1000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-10-03 3:58
Viewed: 137
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
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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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 598 W: 0 N: 523] (3096)
  • [2009-10-03 4:01]

Hi Ang,
Again a splendid catch. Beautiful colors and intreresanta description.
Have a quiet weekend,
Adrian

Really a great photgraph with nice description.

very beautiful pic, TFS Ori

Hello Ang !
What a lovely picture you show us today ! I really like the combination of cute bird, flowers and greenery in the BG, but the pose of the bird is just as nice, he looks playful and curious. Natural colors, fine details, splendid composition and POV. Very well done !
Valérie.

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