Chestnut-breasted Munia
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Chestnut-breasted Munia

Lonchura castaneothorax

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Blue Mountains National Park
26 Verified records at Blue Mountains National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The chestnut-breasted mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax), also known as the chestnut-breasted munia or bully bird (in Australia), is a small brown-backed munia with a black face and greyish crown and nape. It has a broad ferruginous breast bar above a white belly. The species' natural range includes Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. It has also been introduced to French Polynesia and New Caledonia. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-breasted Munia sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park

Red-browed Firetail
LC Endemic

Red-browed Firetail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Neochmia temporalis

20–30% · Possible
Beautiful Firetail
LC Endemic

Beautiful Firetail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stagonopleura bella

<5% · Rare
Double-barred Finch
LC

Double-barred Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Taeniopygia bichenovii

<5% · Rare
Diamond Firetail
VU Endemic

Diamond Firetail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stagonopleura guttata

<5% · Rare
Zebra Finch
LC

Zebra Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Taeniopygia guttata

Insufficient data
Eastern Spinebill
LC Endemic

Eastern Spinebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris

60–70% · Likely
Australian Magpie
LC

Australian Magpie

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnorhina tibicen

60–70% · Likely
Red Wattlebird
LC Endemic

Red Wattlebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthochaera carunculata

50–60% · Likely
Pied Currawong
LC Endemic

Pied Currawong

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Strepera graculina

50–60% · Likely
Brown Thornbill
LC Endemic

Brown Thornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthiza pusilla

50–60% · Likely
Grey Fantail
LC

Grey Fantail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhipidura albiscapa

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Yellow-faced Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Caligavis chrysops

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
2 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
3 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
4 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
5 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
6 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
7 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
8 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-breasted Munia in Blue Mountains National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-breasted Munia sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Chestnut-breasted Munia in Blue Mountains National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-breasted Munia in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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