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[Hong Kong] Scaly-breasted Munia?

Scaly-breasted Munia?

The bottom bird looks so different.  Is it still a Scaly-breasted Munia?
At Long Valley on 28Feb2019

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10/01/2020 18:30

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Yes, it's a juvenile Scaly-breasted Munia. The juveniles are plain buff-brown, without the scaly pattern below that the adults show.

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Thank you, John.

So what about this?

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12/01/2020 23:31

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