Lonchura leucogastroides
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In 3 days >90%
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 |
Very likely
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Javan Munia sighting in Yogyakarta on a given day, based on 172 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 4th most-seen of the 42 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, June–July, September and November
In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Javan Munia in Yogyakarta on a given day, against about 50% in October, the lowest month.
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.
Yes
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Javan Munia sightings, Yogyakarta has the highest daily chance: about 80%. Next come Tasikmalaya (Indonesia, about 60%) and Malang (Indonesia, about 60%).
Same genus: Lonchura
The closest relatives of the Javan Munia that you can see in Yogyakarta (genus Lonchura, Typical Munias and Mannikins) are White-headed Munia (about 50%) and Nutmeg Mannikin (about 50%), 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 Yogyakarta (172 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.
