Lonchura punctulata
Scaly-breasted Munia
As recorded: Lonchura punctulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Estrildidae
- Collected by
- T C Maa
- Collector number
- Collector Number: TMT 1672
- Region
- Taiwan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Lonchura punctulata observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22,848 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.
2026-10-31
Cairns QLD, Australia
no rights reserved
2026-10-30
HBCP East
(c) Kate Bridges-Lyman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-30
Memorial Park Conservancy, Houston, TX, US
(c) offbrand_koolaid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-30
Loch Lomond Dr, Houston, TX, US
(c) DDG, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-30
USA, Mobile, AL 36608, USA
(c) Avery/Ava Kidd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-30
Opp Shaw Plaza, Singapore
(c) Ryan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lonchura punctulata. BPBM 45334. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37463660. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ta/45334.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37463660 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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