Javan Munia

Lonchura leucogastroides

Description

Lonchura leucogastroides is a bird species that has a small body measuring 11 cm. Adult birds have a predominantly dark brown color on their back, wings and upper body, without scribbling. The face, neck and upper chest are black, lower chest, abdomen and sides are pure white, contrasting with the upper part. The underside of the tail is brownish. Young birds are dirty yellowish brown on the chest and stomach. The iris is brown; upper beak blackish, lower beak bluish gray; legs grayish.

Population Size

Stable

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

11 cm

Di

Diurnal

He

Herbivore

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Estrildidae

GENUS

:

Lonchura

SPECIES

:

Lonchura leucogastroides

Distribution

This bird is often found in rural and urban environments, especially near rice fields, up to an altitude of 1.500 m above sea level

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Java, Bali, Lombok, South Sumatra and introduced to Singapore

Habits and Lifestyle

Lonchura leucogastroides are birds that live in groups, often descend to the ground to swing on rice plants, and in the afternoon fly together to tree branches to sleep.

Lifestyle

In groups

Biome

Rice fields

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Feeding on rice and various grains, this species often visits rice fields, grasslands, open vegetated fields and gardens.

Diet : Herbivora

Mating Habits

These birds often nest in yards and house yards, in trees with lush crowns, at an altitude of 2 – 10 m above the ground. Nests are spherical nests constructed of layered grass leaves and flowers, hidden between the leaves and twigs, or in the gaps in the palm leaf stalks. It is recorded that breeding throughout the year, each time the Javanese lays eggs, it lays 4-5 white eggs. It is about 14 x 10 mm in size.

Reproduction session : every year

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 4 – 5 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

Included in the Least Concern category because the population is stable

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Reference

  1. Lonchura leucogastroides on The Red List IUCN site 
  2. Lonchura leucogastroides on Wikipedia Article