#scaly breasted waxbill

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Scaly-breasted Munia

Photo: Raghunath Thirumalaisamy

"Native to southern Asia, this small waxbill is a popular cagebird. Escapees from captivity have established wild populations in several parts of the world. The species is now widespread and common in coastal California, from San Jose to San Diego, and other local populations are established around Houston, Texas, at a few spots farther east along the Gulf Coast, and in southern Florida. Usually seen in flocks."

- Audubon Field Guide

[fanfoolishness]

Some of my bird friends from my birding big day.  In order: Osprey, Long-billed Curlew, Snowy Egret, Green Heron, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Great Blue Heron, White-breasted Nuthatch, Great Blue Heron.  See below cut for the full list of birds (75 species):

Invasive species not counted in final tally: Greylag Goose, Egyptian Duck, Scaly-breasted Munia, Orange-cheeked Waxbill

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Mallard Gadwall Canada Goose Green-winged Teal Pied-billed Grebe

Double-crested Cormorant American White Pelican Brown Pelican Great Blue Heron Great Egret

Snowy Egret Reddish Egret Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

White-faced Ibis Osprey Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel American Coot

Killdeer Semipalmated Plover Black-bellied Plover Black-necked Stilt Willet

Greater Yellowlegs Long-billed Curlew Marbled Godwit Sanderling Western Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitcher Ring-billed Gull Western Gull

California Gull Forster's Tern Royal Tern Elegant Tern Caspian Tern

Black Skimmer Mourning Dove Rock PIgeon Eurasian Collared-Dove Great Horned Owl

Belted Kingfisher Anna's Hummingbird Black-chinned Hummingbird Nuttall's Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker

Black PHoebe Willow Flycatcher Pacific-slope Flycatcher Western Kingbird Cassin's Vireo

American Crow Common Raven Barn Swallow White-breasted Nuthatch House Wren

Bushtit Western Bluebird California Gnatcatcher Black-throated Gray Warbler Wilson's Warbler

Common Yellowthroat Orange-crowned Warbler California Towhee Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow

Red-winged Blackbird Great-tailed Grackle Hooded Oriole House Finch House Sparrow