LC
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Taxonomic source(s)
Christidis, L. and Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
Christidis, L.; Boles, W. E. 2008. Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
- - -

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency low
Land-mass type Average mass 14 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 23,000,000 km2
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend stable - suspected -
Generation length 3 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as abundant, common or locally common (Clement 1999), while national population estimates include: c.10,000-100,000 breeding pairs in China; c.10,000-100,000 breeding pairs in Taiwan and c.100-10,000 introduced breeding pairs in Japan (Brazil 2009).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Afghanistan extant native yes
Australia extant introduced yes
Bangladesh extant native yes
Bhutan extant native yes
Brunei extant native yes
Cambodia extant native yes
China (mainland) extant native yes
Cuba extant introduced yes
Dominican Republic extant introduced
French Polynesia extant introduced yes
Guadeloupe (to France) extant introduced yes
Haiti extant introduced yes
India extant native yes
Indonesia extant native yes
Jamaica extant introduced yes
Japan extant uncertain yes
Laos extant native yes
Malaysia extant native yes
Martinique (to France) possibly extinct introduced
Mauritius extant introduced yes
Micronesia, Federated States of extant introduced yes
Myanmar extant native yes
Nepal extant native yes
Palau extinct introduced yes
Philippines extant native yes
Puerto Rico (to USA) extant introduced yes
RĂ©union (to France) extant introduced yes
Seychelles extant introduced yes
Singapore extant native yes
Sri Lanka extant native yes
Taiwan, China extant native yes
Thailand extant native yes
Timor-Leste extant native yes
United Arab Emirates extant introduced yes
United States Minor Outlying Islands (to USA) extant introduced yes
USA extant introduced yes
Vietnam extant native yes
Virgin Islands (to USA) possibly extinct introduced

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine Artificial/Aquatic - Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels) suitable resident
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable Land suitable resident
Artificial/Terrestrial Rural Gardens suitable resident
Artificial/Terrestrial Urban Areas suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland suitable resident
Grassland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable resident
Grassland Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded suitable resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Moist suitable resident
Altitude   Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/scaly-breasted-munia-lonchura-punctulata on 06/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 06/12/2024.