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Photos and videos of wild birds found in the Philippines. We travel all over the Philippines to document and take pictures of birds. Our goal is to make this site a resource of information and images about wild birds of the Philippines.

  1. Birds of the Philippines
  2. Waxbills, Munias and allies

Scaly Breasted Munia

SCALY BREASTED MUNIA
Lonchura punctulata
Estrildidae Family

common, resident
L 108 mm (4 1/4")

Bird #32 - October 2008

We first saw this bird in Caylabne. It is usually found in fields. When we first saw it however, it was perched on a tree near the clubhouse.

It is a common bird. It has the same size as the  Chestnut Munia and the White-bellied Munia, 4 1/2".

This species gets its name from the scaly pattern of the underparts. Since our first encounter we have seen this bird in many other parts of the Philippines.
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