27 April 2010

Juvenile Scaly Breasted Munia


JUvenile Munia
Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)

JUvenile Scally-breasted Munia

4 comments:

Chris said...

Beautiful pictures Tabib as usual. of an unusual birds for us thought!

Joanne Olivieri said...

I am always blown away by the details in your photos. These are exquisite.

rainfield61 said...

This is a common bird. I have seen it anywhere.

Ghost said...

This is "Lonchura spp."

Juveniles are indistinguishable from juvenile Black-throated Munias (L. ferruginosa), juvenile Pale-headed Munias, juvenile Chestnut Munias (L. atricapilla), and juvenile Scaly-breasted Munias (L. punctulata).

Maybe you seen the adult to know their species name. :-)