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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Authors

John L. Long

Keywords

Fringillidae, Lonchura punctulata, Birds, Vertebrate pests, Western Australia

Disciplines

Biosecurity | Ornithology

First Page Number

510

Last Page Number

511

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

THE Spice Finch (Lonchura punctulata) is also known as Nutmeg Finch or Mannikin, Spice bird, Spotted Munia, Common Munia, Ricebird and Scaly-breasted Munia.

It is an east and south east Asian species inhabiting Malaya, Singapore, Penang, India, Ceylon, Burma, Indo-China, Yunnan, Formosa and the Philippines.

The dangers associated with such a species being introduced to Western Australia are great.

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