Lonchura punctulata  (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scaly-breasted Munia

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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Lonchura
Species: punctulata

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• Common names: Scaly-breasted Munia
• Thai names: นกกระติ๊ดขี้หมู 
• Distribution: ​​(by ssp.) [1] [3]
  Lonchura punctulata punctulata: Nepal to Sikkim, India and Sri Lanka
  Lonchura punctulata nisoria: Java, Bali, Lombok and Sumbawa
  Lonchura punctulata holmesi: Southeast Borneo (Kalimantan)
  Lonchura punctulata fretensis: S Thailand and Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and adjacent islands
  Lonchura punctulata baweana: Bawean I. (Java Sea)
  Lonchura punctulata subundulata: NE India (Assam) to Bhutan and w Myanmar
  Lonchura punctulata topela: S China to n Thailand, Indochina, Hainan and Taiwan
  Lonchura punctulata yunnanensis: NE Myanmar and sw China
  Lonchura punctulata cabanisi: Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Panay, Cebu, Calauit and Palawan)
  Lonchura punctulata particeps: Sulawesi
  Lonchura punctulata sumbae: Sumba (Lesser Sundas)
  Lonchura punctulata blasii: Flores, Timor, Tanimbar Islands and adj. Lesser Sundas
• IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Population stable. ​[2]
• Image locations: Chiang Mai (Chiang Dao, Hot), Chonburi (Pattaya), Songkhla (Hat Yai)
• Additional notes: 

Image locations

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Images of Lonchura punctulata from Thailand.

Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata (Linnaeus, 1758) Pattaya Chonburi Thailand May

Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata (Linnaeus, 1758) Chiang Dao, Chiang Mai, February 2017

Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata (Linnaeus, 1758) Hat Yai, Songkhla, February 2017

Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata (Linnaeus, 1758) Hot, Chiang Mai, February 2016

Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata (Linnaeus, 1758) Hot, Chiang Mai, February 2016

Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata (Linnaeus, 1758) Hot, Chiang Mai, February 2016

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References: 
​[1] Avibase - accessed 13 July 2020.

[2] ​BirdLife International. 2016. Lonchura punctulata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22719821A94646304. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719821A94646304.en. Downloaded on 12 July 2020.​
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​​[3] Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ on 03 August 2020.