Scaly-breasted Munia

Scaly-breasted Munia perched on a small branch among many other branches.
Scaly-breasted Munia, Tecolote Canyon Trail, San Diego, CA, April 23, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO-1250; f/9; 1/4000 sec.

This page is for the Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata). This is one of the 17 or 18 new species (I’m still trying to figure one out) for me when I went on a San Diego Audubon bird walk while I was in the area for a conference. My first photographic evidence occurred on April 23, 2022.

Two Scaly-breasted Munia standing on the edge of the foot path.
Scaly-breasted Munia, San Joaquin Marsh, Irvine, CA, June 19, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2500; f/10; 1/800 sec.