City Birds – Scaly Breasted Munia

The scaly-breasted munia or spotted munia, known in the pet trade as nutmeg mannikin or spice finch, is a sparrow-sized estrildid finch native to tropical Asia. A species of the genus Lonchura, it was formally described and named by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.

Scientific name: Lonchura punctulata
Mass: 14 g
Higher classification: Lonchura
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)
Rank: Species
Family: Estrildidae

Information Credits :
Wekipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaly-breasted_munia

Videography and Photography Credits : K Rutuja.

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