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Scaly-breasted Munia / Lonchura punctulata LC
- Synonyms Spotted Munia, Nutmeg Finch, Ricebird, Scaly-breasted Mannikin, Spice Munia, Nutmeg Munia, Nutmeg Mannikin, Spotted Mannikin, Spice Finch
- Old latin name for bird Loxia punctulata, Loxia punctatoria, Fringilla nisoria
Scaly-breasted Muniabird sounds *
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Related species
Grey-banded Mannikin
Forbes's Mannikin
New Hanover Mannikin
Mottled Mannikin
Eastern Alpine Mannikin
Chestnut Munia
White-headed Munia
White-capped Munia
Where to see Scaly-breasted Munia
- Breeding region Australasia, Oriental Region
- Breeding subregion ne Afghanistan, India, Sri Lanka to e China, Taiwan, Philippines, Greater Sundas, Sulawesi and Lesser Sundas
- Afghanistan
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- Cayman Islands
- China
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Guadeloupe
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Laos
- Macao
- Malaysia
- Martinique
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Panama
- Philippines
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Réunion
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- United Arab Emirates
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- United States of America
- Vietnam
- Virgin Islands (British)
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Scaly-breasted Munia subspecies (11)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lonchura punctulata baweana | Bawean (n of ec Java) | - | No |
| Lonchura punctulata blasii | Flores to Timor (c to e Lesser Sundas) and Tanimbar (s Moluccas) | - | No |
| Lonchura punctulata cabanisi | Philippines and n Borneo | - | No |
| Lonchura punctulata fretensis | s Malay Pen., Sumatra, e satellites and Nias (w of n Sumatra) | - | No |
| Lonchura punctulata nisoria | Java, Bali to Sumbawa (w Lesser Sundas) and s, w Borneo | - | No |
| Lonchura punctulata particeps | Sulawesi | - | No |
| Lonchura punctulata punctulata | n Pakistan, India (except ne), Nepal and Sri Lanka | - | No |
| Lonchura punctulata subundulata | Bhutan, ne India, Bangladesh and w Myanmar | - | No |
| Lonchura punctulata sumbae | Sumba (w Lesser Sundas) | - | No |
| Lonchura punctulata topela | s Myanmar, Thailand, se China, Taiwan, Hainan and Indochina | - | No |
| Lonchura punctulata yunnanensis | se Tibet, sw China and n Myanmar | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Bengali | তিলা মুনিয়া |
| Bulgarian | Люспеста лонхура, Люспогърда амадина |
| Catalan | Maniquí puntejat, maniquí d'escates |
| Chinese | 小纺织鸟, 斑文鸟, 珍珠鸟, 鳞胸文鸟, 斑文鳥, 鱼鳞沉香, 算命鸟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 鱗胸文鳥, 斑文鳥〔斑胸文鳥〕, 珍珠鳥, 小紡織鳥, 魚鱗沈香, 斑文鳥, 算命鳥 |
| Croatian | ljuskastoprsa amadina |
| Czech | panenka muškátová, Amadina muškátová |
| Danish | Muskatfinke |
| Dutch | Muskaatvink |
| Esperanto | Punktita manekeno, Punkteta lonĥuro |
| Estonian | võrkamadiin |
| Finnish | suomumanikki |
| French | Capucin damier, Domino ponctué, Capucin ponctué, Muscade, Damier commun |
| Frisian | Muskaatfink |
| Galician | Capuchino pedrás, Capuchino dominó |
| German | Muskatbronzemännchen, Muskatfink, Muskatamadine |
| Greek | Μoσχόσπιζα |
| Hungarian | muskátpinty |
| Indonesian | Burung Bondol Peking, Bondol dada sisik, Bondol peking |
| Irish | Mainicín noitmige |
| Italian | Domino, Munia pettosquamato |
| Japanese | シマキンパラ |
| Korean | 얼룩무늬납부리새 |
| Latvian | garšvielu smailastīte |
| Lithuanian | dryžoji munija, Muskatinė amadina |
| Malay | Burung Pipit Pinang, Pipit Pinang |
| Malayalam | ചുട്ടിയാറ്റ |
| Marathi | ठिपकेवाली मनोली |
| Nepali | कोटेरो मुनिया“ |
| Norwegian | Muskatfink, muskatnonne |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Muskatnonne |
| Polish | mniszka muszkatowa |
| Portuguese | capuchinho-dominó |
| Russian | Чешуйчатая муния, Чешуйчатая амадина, Чешуйчатогрудая амадина |
| Serbian | Muškat zeba, Muškatna zeba |
| Slovak | mníška muškátová, Amadina muškátová |
| Slovenian | Muškatni galebček |
| Spanish | Capuchino Pecho Escamoso, Cigüita Comearroz, Ciguíta Pechijabao, Capuchino punteado, Monjita Acanelada, Pechijabado, Capuchino Nutmeg, Pinzón Acanelado |
| Swedish | fjällig munia |
| Tamil | Pulli Chillai |
| Thai | นกกะติ๊ดขี้หมู, นกกระติ๊ดลาย, นกกะจาบขี้หมู, นกกระติ๊ดขี้หมู, นกกระจาบขี้หมู |
| Turkish | Pullu Munya, Baharat ispinozu |
| Ukrainian | мунія іржаста |
| Vietnamese | Di đá, Chim Ri đá, Chim Di đá |
| Welsh | Manicin mannog |