Lonchura punctulata
Scaly-breasted Munia
As recorded: Lonchura punctulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Estrildidae
- Collected by
- R C Fleischer
- Collector number
- Collector Number: RCF 2420
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.6145, -155.5590
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Lonchura punctulata observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-03-24.
2025-03-24
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Spencer Barrett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-12
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) horvath_zsofia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-09
Island of Hawaiʻi, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Christian Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-01
Hawaiʻi, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Christian Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-11-03
Island of Hawai'i, Hawaii, USA
(c) subhashc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lonchura punctulata. BPBM 175783. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93656278. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/175783.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93656278 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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