Lonchura leucogastroides
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The Javan munia (Lonchura leucogastroides) is a species of estrildid finch native to southern Sumatra, Java, Bali and Lombok islands in Indonesia. It was introduced in Singapore and the Malay Peninsula; It inhabits subtropical and tropical dry shrubland and grassland habitat. It has been assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
The Javan munia is known to feed on algae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Tasikmalaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Malang | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Denpasar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Semarang | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Bandung | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Surabaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Javan Munia sighting in Bali Barat National Park on a given day, based on 67 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 106th most-seen of the 173 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April, June–August and October–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Javan Munia in Bali Barat National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, May and September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Javan Munia sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Javan Munia sightings, Bali Barat National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 20%).
Same genus: Lonchura
The closest relatives of the Javan Munia that you can see in Bali Barat National Park (genus Lonchura, Typical Munias and Mannikins) are Nutmeg Mannikin (about 40%) and White-headed Munia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Javan Munia is recorded against all the birds logged in Bali Barat National Park (67 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
