Lonchura fuscans
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The dusky munia (Lonchura fuscans) is a species in the estrildid finch Family and is endemic to Borneo. It is also commonly referred to as the Dusky mannikin and the Bornean munia. It is in the genus Lonchura and is a monotypic species, so there are no subspecies.
The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern. It is most commonly spotted on the Island Borneo, but can be found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. It is also an introduced species in Natuna, Banggi, Cagayan and Sulu Islands. While the population size of the species is unknown, the population growth is stable, and virtually unthreatened. It is found in subtropical/ tropical lowland shrubland, forest and grassland habitat. Its habitat can vary widely, with sightings being recorded in the foothills of the island Borneo, grasslands, and agricultural fields such as rice paddy fields. They also tend to reside along riverbanks, reed-beds, secondary scrub and cultivated areas, from sea-level all the way up to 500 meters above ground. They are not migrants, and do not venture outside of their habitat during seasonal changes like many other species of birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuching | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoo Pilsen | 🇨🇿 Czechia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Munia sighting in Tanjung Puting National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 58th most-seen of the 66 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Munia in Tanjung Puting National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–June, September and November–January, the lowest months. April has too few records to rate.
Between midnight and 3 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dusky Munia sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
5th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Dusky Munia sightings, Tanjung Puting National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 30%), Sepilok (Malaysia, about 20%) and Bako National Park (Malaysia, about 20%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Dusky Munia that you can see in Tanjung Puting National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Malaysian Pied-Fantail (about 80%), Black-and-red Broadbill (about 60%) and Olive-winged Bulbul (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dusky Munia is recorded against all the birds logged in Tanjung Puting National Park (8 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.
