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Scaly-breasted Munia

Lonchura punctulata

Photo by SaswatMishra
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Description:

The scaly-breasted munia or spotted munia, known in the pet trade as nutmeg mannikin or spice finch, is a sparrow-sized estrildid finch native to tropical Asia

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PublishedApril 29, 2016

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