Birds

Scaly-breasted Munia

Lonchura punctulata

তিলবাঁজ বা তিলা মুনিয়া

This small, beautifully patterned bird is a Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata), known locally in Bangladesh as তিলবাঁজ বা তিলা মুনিয়া (Tila Munia). It is a very common resident estrildid finch found throughout the country.