| White-bellied munia | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Lonchura |
| Species: | L. leucogastra |
| Binomial name | |
| Lonchura leucogastra (Blyth, 1846) | |
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. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern. It is an invasive species.
Diet
It is a granivore, consuming 2-2.8 grams of rice per day. It sometimes forages in mixed-species flocks with white-headed munias and Javan munias.
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Lonchura leucogastra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22719828A94646777. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719828A94646777.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- "Lonchura punctulata: BirdLife International". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012-05-01. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2012-1.rlts.t22719821a38430639.en. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- YAP, Charlotte A. M.; SODHI, Navjot S. (2004). "Southeast Asian invasive birds: ecology, impact and management". Ornithological Science. 3 (1): 57–67. doi:10.2326/osj.3.57. ISSN 1347-0558.
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- 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. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.05.008. ISSN 0003-3472.
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