Waxbills, Munias & Allies
Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata
The scaly-breasted munia or spotted munia (Lonchura punctulata), 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. Its name is based on the distinct scale-like feather markings on the breast and belly.
- Family
- Waxbills, Munias & Allies
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Weight
- 14 g
- Habitat
- Grassland
- Diet
- Plants and seeds
- Migration
- Resident
- Countries recorded
- 39
Recorded in India, United States, Taiwan, Thailand, Australia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Malaysia, China, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Nepal, GP, Laos, Vietnam, Cuba, Dominican Rep., Myanmar, Bangladesh, Portugal, Japan, Bhutan, Jamaica, Timor-Leste, Haiti, United Arab Emirates, Mauritius, RE, Pakistan, Mexico, Oman, MO, Antigua and Barb., KN, KY, Dominica.
Where to see it: US Embassy (Haiti); Vientiane · Dongdok NUOL (Lao PDR); Roussel (home) (Guadeloupe); Wasan Rice field area (Brunei Darussalam); Boisripeaux - Les Abymes (Guadeloupe).
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