Scientific Name: Lonchura striata
Malay Name: Ciak-Padi Tuli
Chinese Name: 白腰文鸟
Range: Found from Indian subcontinent, China, mainland Southeast Asia to Sumatra
Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: acuticauda, striata, fumigata, semistriata, subsquamicollis, swinhoei.
Local Subspecies: subsquamicollis
Size: 11-11.5 cm
Identification: Adult is similar to Javan Munia but has darkish brown plumage with fine pale shaft-lines at mantle and diagnostic whitish rump and belly. Juvenile resembles adult but dark parts paler/browner and rump/belly buffy-tinged.
Similar looking species: Javan Munia
Habitat: Grasslands, marshes, tall reeds/grasses (especially near water bodies).
Behaviour/Ecology: Gregarious and feeds mainly on seeds and also algae.
Local Status: Rare resident and rare introduced resident
Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2016)
Location: Kranji Marsh, Lorong Halus, Chinese Garden, Pulau Ubin, Tuas, Sungei Buloh, and Pulau Tekong.
- Local extinctions of Singapore birds (Science)
- First breeding record of Mangrove Whistler on Singapore Island in over 70 years (Birders' Stories)
Featured reports: Mar 2022, Apr 2022, Jun 2022, Jul 2022, Aug 2022, Nov 2022, Jan 2023
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (White-rumped Munia)
References:
BirdLife International. (2016). Lonchura striata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719806A94645276.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023
Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
Wells, D. R. (1999). The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula (Vol. 1). Academic Press, London.
RECOMMENDED CITATION
Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). White-rumped Munia. Retrieved on December 11, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/white-rumped-munia.