Scaly-breasted Munia

Lonchura punctulata

Scaly-breasted Munia photographed by Mark Curtis
May 30, 2026

When to look

Reported most in October, across 836K open records.

Records by month. January, 71,051 records. February, 58,015 records. March, 50,222 records. April, 49,981 records. May, 53,039 records. June, 54,273 records. July, 62,602 records. August, 74,547 records. September, 88,698 records. October, 102,640 records. November, 90,251 records. December, 80,766 records.

Occurrence data from GBIF (incl. the eBird Observation Dataset, © Cornell Lab of Ornithology, CC BY 4.0). Descriptive, not predictive.

Photograph one yourself?

Plumage names the birds in your camera roll, keeps the list on your phone, and shows you which species you are still missing. Free to start.

Get notified

More birds on Plumage

Every species with photos is in the field guide index.