White-bellied munia explained

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.^[1] The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern. It is an invasive species.^[2]

Diet

It is a granivore, consuming 2-2.8 grams of rice per day.^[3] It sometimes forages in mixed-species flocks with white-headed munias and Javan munias.^[4]

References

• BirdLife Species Factsheet

Notes and References

1. 2012-05-01 . Lonchura punctulata: BirdLife International . 2024-06-17 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 10.2305/iucn.uk.2012-1.rlts.t22719821a38430639.en .
2. YAP . Charlotte A. M. . SODHI . Navjot S. . 2004 . Southeast Asian invasive birds: ecology, impact and management . Ornithological Science . 3 . 1 . 57–67 . 10.2326/osj.3.57 . 1347-0558.
3. Priyambodo S and Ziyadah K 2011 Pros. Semin. Ilm. Has. Penelit. Padi Nas. p 171
4. 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 . 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.05.008 . 0003-3472.