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Tricolored Munia

Lonchura malacca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Caroni Swamp
49 Verified records at Caroni Swamp
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The tricoloured munia (Lonchura malacca) is an estrildid finch, native to Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and southern China. The species has also been introduced to the Caribbean, in Trinidad, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Venezuela. This species, like the chestnut munia has been known as the black-headed munia. Immature birds have pale brown upperparts, lack the dark head found in adults, and have uniform buff underparts that can be confused with immatures of other munias such as the scaly-breasted munia. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Tricolored Munia sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 49 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Caroni Swamp

Straight-billed Woodcreeper
LC Endemic

Straight-billed Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xiphorhynchus picus

50–60% · Likely
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

50–60% · Likely
Masked Cardinal
LC

Masked Cardinal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Paroaria nigrogenis

50–60% · Likely
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

40–50% · Likely
Northern Waterthrush
LC

Northern Waterthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parkesia noveboracensis

40–50% · Likely
Tropical Mockingbird
LC Endemic

Tropical Mockingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mimus gilvus

30–40% · Possible
Black-crested Antshrike
LC

Black-crested Antshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sakesphorus canadensis

30–40% · Possible
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
LC Endemic

Rufous-browed Peppershrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyclarhis gujanensis

30–40% · Possible
Black-backed Water-Tyrant
LC

Black-backed Water-Tyrant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fluvicola pica

30–40% · Possible
Bicolored Conebill
NT

Bicolored Conebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Conirostrum bicolor

30–40% · Possible
White-winged Swallow
LC

White-winged Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachycineta albiventer

30–40% · Possible
Yellow Warbler
LC Endemic

Yellow Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga petechia

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
3 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
4 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
5 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
10–20%
6 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
5–10%
7 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
8 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
9 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
12 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
13 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
15 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
18 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
19 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
20 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
21 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
22 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
23 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
24 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
25 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
26 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
27 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
28 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
Insufficient data
29 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
30 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
31 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tricolored Munia in Caroni Swamp?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Tricolored Munia sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 49 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Tricolored Munia in Caroni Swamp?

August has the highest sighting rate for Tricolored Munia in Caroni Swamp in our monthly data.

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