White-bellied Munia (Lonchura leucogastra)

Other Names (World)
White-bellied Munia, White-bellied Mannikin, White-breasted Munia, White-breasted Mannikin

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
11 - 11.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1846)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, shrubland, arable land, rural gardens.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines (B), Thailand.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

White-bellied Munia (Lonchura leucogastra) [XC599638]
by Frank Lambert from Maragusan (San Mariano) (near Maragusan), Compostela Valley, Davao Region, Philippines (call)

White-bellied Munia (Lonchura leucogastra) [XC599639]
by Tony Fulford from Maragusan (San Mariano) (near Maragusan), Compostela Valley, Davao Region, Philippines (call)

Subspecies
Sometimes considered conspecific with Javan Munia (Lonchura leucogastroides).

The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

leucogastra (Blyth, 1846) - Extreme southern Myanmar (southern Tenasserim), southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and western Java.
everetti (Tweeddale, 1877) - Northern Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro and Catanduanes).
manueli Parkes, 1958 - Central and southern Philippines.
palawana Ripley & Rabor, 1962 - Western Philippines (Palawan) and northern and eastern Borneo (Sabah, Brunei, north-eastern Sarawak and north-western part of eastern Kalimantan).
smythiesi Parkes, 1958 - Western Borneo (western Sarawak and western Kalimantan).
castanonota Mayr, 1938 - Southern Borneo.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-bellied Munia (Lonchura leucogastra) - 10 files

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