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]

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Lonchura leucogastra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22719828A94646777. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719828A94646777.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
2. "Lonchura punctulata: BirdLife International". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012-05-01. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2012-1.rlts.t22719821a38430639.en. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
3. YAP, Charlotte A. M.; SODHI, Navjot S. (2004). "Southeast Asian invasive birds: ecology, impact and management". Ornithological Science. 3 (1): 57–67. doi:10.2326/osj.3.57. ISSN 1347-0558.
4. Priyambodo S and Ziyadah K 2011 Pros. Semin. Ilm. Has. Penelit. Padi Nas. p 171
5. Sridhar, Hari; Beauchamp, Guy; Shanker, Kartik (August 2009). "Why do birds participate in mixed-species foraging flocks? A large-scale synthesis". Animal Behaviour. 78 (2): 337–347. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.05.008. ISSN 0003-3472.

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