Waxbills, Munias & Allies

White-rumped Munia

Lonchura striata

The White-rumped Munia (Lonchura striata) is a 12 g scrub bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

12 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

18

Recorded in India, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Cambodia, Nepal, Vietnam, Laos, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indonesia, Bhutan, MO, Singapore, United States.

Where to see it: Long Valley (Hong Kong); Kerala Agricultural University · General Area (India); 台北 · 田寮洋濕地(Taipei · Tianliaoyang Wetland) (Taiwan); Vientiane · Dongdok NUOL (Lao PDR); Da Lat · Ta Nung Valley (Vietnam).

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