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Lonchura leucogastroides
A medium size bird, brown in color at back & wings, white on belly and black neck.
Spotted in a Jakarta garden. The Javan munia is a species of estrildid finch found in Southern Sumatra, Java, Bali and Lombok, Indonesia. Introduced in Singapore and S Malay Peninsula; possibly introduced in Sumatra. It is found in subtropical/ tropical dry shrubland and grassland habitat. They are known to feed on algae.
The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae Genus: Lonchura Species: L. leucogastroides
Spotted on Mar 27, 2016
Submitted on Mar 16, 2017
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