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Tricolored Munia

Lonchura malacca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Satpura National Park
8 Verified records at Satpura National Park
December 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Tricolored Munia sighting in Satpura National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Satpura National Park

Nutmeg Mannikin
LC

Nutmeg Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura punctulata

5–10% · With luck
White-rumped Munia
LC

White-rumped Munia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lonchura striata

<5% · Rare
Indian Silverbill
LC

Indian Silverbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Euodice malabarica

5–10% · With luck
Red Avadavat
LC

Red Avadavat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amandava amandava

<5% · Rare
Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

60–70% · Likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

60–70% · Likely
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

50–60% · Likely
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

40–50% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

40–50% · Likely
White-bellied Drongo
LC Endemic

White-bellied Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus caerulescens

40–50% · Likely
Purple Sunbird
LC

Purple Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cinnyris asiaticus

40–50% · Possible
Common Tailorbird
LC

Common Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sutorius

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
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 Satpura National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Tricolored Munia sighting in Satpura National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Tricolored Munia in Satpura National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Tricolored Munia in Satpura National Park in our monthly data.

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