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title: "Capuchinho-dominó"
description: "Lonchura punctulata — Aves. The scaly-breasted munia or spotted munia (Lonchura punctulata), known in the pet trade as nutmeg mannikin or spice finch, is a sparrow-sized estrildid finch native to tropical Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/scaly-breasted-munia
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Capuchinho-dominó

> Lonchura punctulata — Aves. The scaly-breasted munia or spotted munia (Lonchura punctulata), known in the pet trade as nutmeg mannikin or spice finch, is a sparrow-sized estrildid finch native to tropical Asia.

- Scientific name: *Lonchura punctulata*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados), `zoo` (Zoo e animais de estimação)
- iNaturalist observations: 32431
- Wikidata: [Q36197](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36197)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13893](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13893)

## Names

- en: Scaly-breasted Munia
- de: Muskatamadine
- es: Capuchino Pecho Escamoso
- fr: Capucin damier
- pt: Capuchinho-dominó
- pl: Mniszka muszkatowa

## Countries with the most observations

US (10483), IN (4990), TW (2942), TH (2448), ID (1818), HK (1287), SG (1112), CN (1034), AU (781), MY (738), VN (525), LK (433)

## Summary

The scaly-breasted munia or spotted munia (Lonchura punctulata), known in the pet trade as nutmeg mannikin or spice finch, is a sparrow-sized estrildid finch native to tropical Asia. A species of the genus Lonchura, it was formally described and named by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Its name is based on the distinct scale-like feather markings on the breast and belly. The adult is brown above and has a dark conical bill. The species has 11 subspecies across its range, which differ slightly in size and colour.
This munia eats mainly grass seeds apart from berries and small insects. They forage in flocks and communicate with…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaly-breasted_munia

## Photo

![Capuchinho-dominó](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/scaly-breasted-munia/medium.jpg)

Photo: Haneesh K M · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/125890154

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/scaly-breasted-munia?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).