Black-breasted Munia

Black-breasted Munia

Lonchura teerinki

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Lorentz National Park
47 Verified records at Lorentz National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

The black-breasted mannikin (Lonchura teerinki), also known as black-breasted munia, is a species of estrildid finch endemic to West Papua, Indonesia. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 to 50,000 km2. It is found in subtropical/ tropical lowland dry shrubland and high altitude grassland habitat. The status of the species is Least Concern. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Black-breasted Munia sighting in Lorentz National Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lorentz National Park

Snow Mountain Munia
LC

Snow Mountain Munia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura montana

5–10% · With luck
Hooded Munia
LC

Hooded Munia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura spectabilis

5–10% · With luck
Chestnut-breasted Munia
LC

Chestnut-breasted Munia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura castaneothorax

Insufficient data
Mountain Firetail
LC

Mountain Firetail

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Oreostruthus fuliginosus

5–10% · With luck
Blue-faced Parrotfinch
LC

Blue-faced Parrotfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythrura trichroa

Insufficient data
Red-capped Flowerpecker
LC

Red-capped Flowerpecker

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Dicaeum geelvinkianum

70–80% · Very likely
Smoky Honeyeater
LC

Smoky Honeyeater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Melipotes fumigatus

70–80% · Very likely
Friendly Fantail
LC

Friendly Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhipidura albolimbata

70–80% · Very likely
Belford's Melidectes
LC

Belford's Melidectes

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Melidectes belfordi

60–70% · Likely
Red-collared Myzomela
LC

Red-collared Myzomela

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myzomela rosenbergii

60–70% · Likely
Black-backed Honeyeater
LC

Black-backed Honeyeater

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Ptiloprora perstriata

60–70% · Likely
Lorentz's Whistler
LC

Lorentz's Whistler

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Pachycephala lorentzi

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

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

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
40–50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-breasted Munia in Lorentz National Park?

About 46% of wildlife watchers report a Black-breasted Munia sighting in Lorentz National Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-breasted Munia in Lorentz National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Black-breasted Munia in Lorentz National Park in our monthly data.

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