Lonchura leucogastroides
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Javan Munia sighting in Surabaya on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 9th most-seen of the 27 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.
October
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Javan Munia in Surabaya on a given day, against about 10% in March, May, July, September and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Surabaya's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 330 mm in January. April and June have too few records to rate.
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.
8th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Javan Munia sightings, Surabaya ranks 8th at about 20%. The best odds are in Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 80%), Tasikmalaya (Indonesia, about 60%) and Malang (Indonesia, about 60%).
Same genus: Lonchura
The closest relatives of the Javan Munia that you can see in Surabaya (genus Lonchura, Typical Munias and Mannikins) are Nutmeg Mannikin (about 20%) and White-headed Munia (about 20%), 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 Surabaya (21 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.
