Scaly-breasted Munia

Lonchura punctulata - Capucin damier

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Estrildidés
Genus
:
Lonchura
Species
:
punctulata

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 12 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 12 à 15 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) is a species of bird in the Estrildidae family.

Subspecific information 11 subspecies

Lonchura punctulata punctulata (n Pakistan, India. except ne. , Nepal and Sri Lanka)
Lonchura punctulata subundulata (Bhutan, ne India, Bangladesh and w Myanmar)
Lonchura punctulata yunnanensis (se Tibet, sw China and n Myanmar)
Lonchura punctulata topela (s Myanmar, Thailand, se China, Taiwan, Hainan and Indochina)
Lonchura punctulata cabanisi (n and w Philippines, n Borneo)
Lonchura punctulata fretensis (s Malay Pen., Sumatra and Nias I.)
Lonchura punctulata nisoria (Java, Bali, w Lesser Sundas and s Borneo)
Lonchura punctulata sumbae (Sumba I.. w Lesser Sundas.)
Lonchura punctulata blasii (c and e Lesser Sundas)
Lonchura punctulata baweana (Bawean I.. north of Java.)
Lonchura punctulata particeps (Sulawesi)

Foreign names

Capucin damier,
Capuchino punteado,
capuchinho-dominó,
Muskatbronzemännchen,
muskátpinty,
Muskaatvink,
Munia pettosquamato,
fjällig munia,
Muskatnonne,
mníška muškátová,
panenka muškátová,
Muskatfinke,
suomumanikki,
maniquí d'escates,
mniszka muszkatowa,
garšvielu smailastīte,
Чешуйчатая амадина,
Bondol peking,
シマキンパラ,
斑文鸟,
นกกระติ๊ดขี้หมู,
斑文鳥〔斑胸文鳥〕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels)