White-rumped Munia

White-rumped Munia

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.

Featured reports: Mar 2022, Apr 2022, Jun 2022, Jul 2022, Aug 2022, Nov 2022, Jan 2023

White-rumped Munia at Telok Blangah Hill Park. Photo credit: Francis Yap
White-rumped Munia at Chinese Garden. Photo credits: See Toh Yew Wai
White-rumped Munia at SBG. Photo credit: Francis Yap
White-rumped Munia at Chinese Garden. Photo credits: See Toh Yew Wai
White-rumped Munia at Chinese Garden. Photo credits: See Toh Yew Wai
White-rumped Munia at Sungai Balang, Malaysia. Photo credits: Chong Boon Leong aka Wotoki
White-rumped Munia at Telok Blangah Hill Park. Photo credit: Francis Yap
White-rumped Munia at Chinese Garden. Photo credits: See Toh Yew Wai
White-rumped Munia at Wuyuan, China. Photo credits: Myron Tay
White-rumped Munia at Chinese Garden. Photo credits: See Toh Yew Wai
White-rumped Munia at Chinese Garden. Photo credits: See Toh Yew Wai
White-rumped Munia at Chinese Garden. Photo credits: See Toh Yew Wai
White-rumped Munia at Neo Tiew Lane 2 in April 2009. Photo credits: Chong Boon Leong aka Wotoki
White-rumped Munia at SBG. Photo credit: Francis Yap
External Links:

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 18, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/white-rumped-munia.

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