San Diego, CA, USA (1 Viewer)

C

CalTech87

New member

• Sep 9, 2013

• #1

Tierrasanta area of San Diego, around Mission Trails Park.

Have a few of these hanging around lately, very skittish. Can't find them in my "local bird guide". One with white/"black lattice" chest and another that may be female, lacking the style.

 

Attachments

• 
  Bird 1.jpg

  112.1 KB · Views: 99
• 
  Bird 2.jpg

  178 KB · Views: 97

Warixenjalka

Birdwitcher

• Sep 9, 2013

• #2

Could it be some Waxbill or some other introduced / escape species? Maybe if you google "California introduced bird species" you find what they are.

 

Microtus

Maryland USA (he/him)

• Sep 9, 2013

• #3

Scaled Munia Lonchura punctulata, aka Nutmeg Mannikin? That is an introduced species recently added to the list of California birds.

 

S

stonechat1

New member

• Sep 9, 2013

• #4

Adult Scaled Munia in the first image, juvenile in image #2. This species doesn´t show dimorphism.

 

C

CalTech87

New member

• Sep 9, 2013

• #5

Outstanding! Thank you very much. Just wish the finches would calm down and not scare them off now!

 

Padraig

Well-known member

• Sep 21, 2013

• #6

I'm on holiday from England in Orange County (San Juan Capistrano). I was out familiarising myself with common birds (House Finch, lesser Goldfinch etc) when I saw a bid I wasn't expecting. I knew it was a Mannikin, but had no idea which. It turned out to be Nutmeg mannikin, the very last bird in my National Geographic birdguide.
I read that the ABA has just declared them a 'tickable' naturalised exotic.

Can people tell me how common/uncommon they are now in Southern California?

I managed to get 2 photos of a male.

Padraig