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White-rumped Munia

Lonchura striata

Range & Recent Observations

White-rumped Muniais a year-round resident and doesn't follow a migration flyway. See the Range tab for where it lives.

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About the White-rumped Munia

The white-rumped munia (Lonchura striata) or white-rumped mannikin, sometimes called striated finch in aviculture, is a small passerine bird from the family of waxbill "finches" (Estrildidae). These are not close relatives of the true finches (Fringillidae) or true sparrows (Passeridae). It is native to tropical continental Asia and some adjacent islands, and has been naturalized in some parts of Japan. Its domesticated descendant, the society finch or Bengalese finch, is found worldwide as a pet and a biological model organism.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name
Lonchura striata
Family
Waxbills and Allies
Order
Passeriformes

Similar species

Other members of the waxbills and allies family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

  • African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata
  • African Silverbill Euodice cantans
  • Black-and-white Mannikin Spermestes bicolor
  • Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes
  • Blue-capped Cordonbleu Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
  • Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
  • Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
  • Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
  • Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga
  • Cut-throat Amadina fasciata
  • Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata
  • Double-barred Finch Stizoptera bichenovii

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