Scaly-breasted Munia, Lonchura punctulata

Scaly-breasted Munia, Lonchura punctulata, Juvenile. Photograph taken in the greater San Diego area, San Diego, California, December 2025. Photograph courtesy of Carol Snow, San Diego, California. Identification courtesy of Julie McGhee, Riverside, California.

Scaly-breasted Munia, Lonchura punctulata, Juvenile. Protograph taken in the greater San Diego area, San Diego, California, September 2025. Identification courtesy of Bob Hillis, Ivins, Utah.

Scaly-breasted Munia, Lonchura punctulata. Protograph taken in the greater San Diego area, San Diego, California, September 2025. Identification courtesy of Bob Hillis, Ivins, Utah.

Scaly-breasted Munia, Lonchura punctulata. Photograph taken in the greater San Diego area, San Diego, California, December 2025. Photograph courtesy of Carol Snow, San Diego, California. Identification courtesy of Julie McGhee, Riverside, California.

Family:  Estrildidae

Spanish Name:  Capuchino punteado

Tiny songbird with an oversized bill.

Also known as the Spotted Munia, Nutmeg Mannikin, and Spice Finch.

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