Scaly-breasted Munias recorded
per party hr on the Kapa'a Christmas Count, Kaua'i, 1971-2014 (see Count
Page), indicating a significant decline
in the area, primarily during the 1970s. Declines are possibly related to
increased competition from other Estrilid finches
that were increasing during this period. Graphs of Christmas Count data developed as part
of The Birds of the Hawaiian Islands: Occurrence, History, Distribution, and
Status by Robert L. Pyle and Peter Pyle http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/birds/rlp-monograph/