Lonchura leucogastroides
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Javan Munia sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 400 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 113th most-seen of the 298 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Javan Munia in Singapore on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
9th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Javan Munia sightings, Singapore ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 80%), Tasikmalaya (Indonesia, about 60%) and Malang (Indonesia, about 60%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Javan Munia is recorded against all the birds logged in Singapore (400 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.
