White-bellied munia

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White-bellied munia
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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. [2] The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern. It is an invasive species. [3]

Diet

It is a granivore, consuming 2-2.8 grams of rice per day. [4] It sometimes forages in mixed-species flocks with white-headed munias and Javan munias. [5]

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References

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  5. 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.