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Tricolored Munia

Lonchura malacca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Keoladeo National Park
4 Verified records at Keoladeo 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 Keoladeo National Park

Nutmeg Mannikin
LC

Nutmeg Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura punctulata

5–10% · With luck
Indian Silverbill
LC

Indian Silverbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Euodice malabarica

30–40% · Possible
Red Avadavat
LC

Red Avadavat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amandava amandava

5–10% · With luck
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

70–80% · Very likely
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

70–80% · Very likely
White-eared Bulbul
LC

White-eared Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus leucotis

70–80% · Very likely
Brahminy Starling
LC

Brahminy Starling

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sturnia pagodarum

70–80% · Very likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

70–80% · Very likely
Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

60–70% · Likely
Indian Pied Starling
LC

Indian Pied Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gracupica contra

60–70% · Likely
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

60–70% · Likely
Ashy Prinia
LC Endemic

Ashy Prinia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prinia socialis

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Tricolored Munia at Keoladeo 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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