Javan Munia

Javan Munia

Lonchura leucogastroides

Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Bandung

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

17 Verified sightings at Bandung
111 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Javan Munia

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 →

Sounds

Call0:12

Indonesia · 2006

© Karyadi Baskoro · XC377634 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:04

Indonesia · 2022

© Albert Vrielink · XC732595 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Begging1:12

Singapore · 2020

© Okamoto Keita Sin · XC610752 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
2 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~80%
2 Tasikmalaya 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~60%
3 Malang 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~60%
4 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
5 Denpasar 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
6 Semarang 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
7 Bandung 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
8 Surabaya 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
9 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Javan Munia in Bandung?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Javan Munia sighting in Bandung on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 8th most-seen of the 28 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Javan Munia in Bandung?

August and November

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Javan Munia in Bandung on a given day, against about 10% in June, the lowest month. February–March, May and July have too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Javan Munia?

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.

Is Bandung the best place to see a Javan Munia?

7th of 9

Of the 9 cities where we can rate Javan Munia sightings, Bandung ranks 7th at about 20%. The best odds are in Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 80%), Tasikmalaya (Indonesia, about 60%) and Malang (Indonesia, about 60%).

Where does the Javan Munia sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Javan Munia is recorded against all the birds logged in Bandung (17 verified sightings), 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.

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