Nutmeg Mannikin (adult) perched, Hawaii

Honomu, Hawaii (Big Island), Hawaiian Islands, USA (August 2015)
Status is listed as Least Concern. Also known as Scaly-Breasted Munia. This bird is native from India to Indonesia and the Philippines and was introduced to Hawaii in 1865. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata / Internet Bird Collection
Scaly-breasted Munia / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
Shooting Time 07:17
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/250
Av(Aperture Value) 7.1
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 200
Status is listed as Least Concern. Also known as Scaly-Breasted Munia. This bird is native from India to Indonesia and the Philippines and was introduced to Hawaii in 1865. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata / Internet Bird Collection
Scaly-breasted Munia / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
Shooting Time 07:17
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/250
Av(Aperture Value) 7.1
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 200
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