In the warm fields and grass-lined wetlands of South and Southeast Asia, this delicately patterned finch moves in rippling flocks across open ground. It feeds on grass seeds and ripening grains, deftly husking each one with practiced ease. What makes it extraordinary is its adaptability β thriving in farmlands, marsh edges, and villages, it mirrors the changing landscapes of the tropics while quietly spreading seeds along the way. Modest in voice yet intricate in design, a living mosaic of the grasslands.
Scaly-breasted Munia π
