Lonchura ferruginosa
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The white-capped munia (Lonchura ferruginosa) is a species of estrildid finch found in Java and Bali. It is found in marshes, swamps, fens, grasslands habitat. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern. BirdLife Species Factsheet Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-capped Munia sighting in Way Kambas National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 178th most-seen of the 205 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-capped Munia in Way Kambas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–July and September–October, the lowest months. That is one of Way Kambas National Park's driest months, with about 90 mm of rain against 370 mm in March. November to February have too few records to rate.
Only Way Kambas National Park, in our data
Way Kambas National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate White-capped Munia sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Lonchura
The closest relatives of the White-capped Munia that you can see in Way Kambas National Park (genus Lonchura, Typical Munias and Mannikins) are Nutmeg Mannikin (about 20%), Javan Munia (about 20%) and White-headed Munia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-capped Munia is recorded against all the birds logged in Way Kambas National Park (13 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.
