Lonchura leucogastra
Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The white-bellied munia (Lonchura leucogastra) is a species of estrildid finch. It is found in Malesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical/ tropical lowland moist forest habitat, and it is also found in grasslands and residential areas. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern. It is an invasive species.
It is a granivore, consuming 2-2.8 grams of rice per day. It sometimes forages in mixed-species flocks with white-headed munias and Javan munias. BirdLife Species Factsheet Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davao City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 2 | Cebu City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 3 | Manila | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Munia sighting in Cebu City on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 82 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March and May–June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Munia in Cebu City on a given day, against under 5% in April and July–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-bellied Munia sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate White-bellied Munia sightings, Cebu City ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Davao City (Philippines, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-bellied Munia is recorded against all the birds logged in Cebu City (7 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.
