White-bellied munia

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.^[2] The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern. It is an invasive species.^[3]

White-bellied munia
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Estrildidae
Genus:	Lonchura
Species:	L. leucogastra
Binomial name
Lonchura leucogastra (Blyth, 1846)

Diet

It is a granivore, consuming 2-2.8 grams of rice per day.^[4] It sometimes forages in mixed-species flocks with white-headed munias and Javan munias.^[5]