Lonchura leucogastra
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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 Sepilok on a given day, based on 65 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 154th most-seen of the 242 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.
March
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Munia in Sepilok on a given day, against under 5% in April to February, the lowest months. That is one of Sepilok's driest months, with about 170 mm of rain against 400 mm in November.
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.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate White-bellied Munia sightings, Sepilok ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, under 5%).
Same genus: Lonchura
The closest relatives of the White-bellied Munia that you can see in Sepilok (genus Lonchura, Typical Munias and Mannikins) are Chestnut Munia (about 30%), Dusky Munia (about 20%) and Nutmeg Mannikin (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-bellied Munia is recorded against all the birds logged in Sepilok (65 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
