Tricolored Munia
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Tricolored Munia

Lonchura malacca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Darién National Park
1 Verified records at Darién National Park
☀️ 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 →

Closest Relatives at Darién National Park

Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

50–60% · Likely
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

50–60% · Likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

40–50% · Likely
Cocoa Woodcreeper
LC

Cocoa Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xiphorhynchus susurrans

40–50% · Likely
Streaked Flycatcher
LC

Streaked Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiodynastes maculatus

40–50% · Likely
Black-chested Jay
LC

Black-chested Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanocorax affinis

40–50% · Likely
Crested Oropendola
LC

Crested Oropendola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psarocolius decumanus

40–50% · Likely
Purple-throated Fruitcrow
LC

Purple-throated Fruitcrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Querula purpurata

30–40% · Possible
Golden-collared Manakin
LC

Golden-collared Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Manacus vitellinus

30–40% · Possible
Cinnamon Becard
LC

Cinnamon Becard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pachyramphus cinnamomeus

30–40% · Possible
Western Slaty-Antshrike
LC Endemic

Western Slaty-Antshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thamnophilus atrinucha

30–40% · Possible
Bay-breasted Warbler
LC

Bay-breasted Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga castanea

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Tricolored Munia at Darién National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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
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