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Text and photos by Nick Baker, unless credited to others. Copyright ゥ Ecology Asia 2026

 
     
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

   
   
 
Munias
   
   

Fig 1 : Scaly-breasted Munia - adult
 

Fig 2 : Scaly-breasted Munia - juvenile (left)
 

Fig 3 : White-headed Munia
 

Fig 1 :
Scaly-breasted Munia (Nutmeg Mannikin) - adult
Lonchura punctulata
Location :
Kranji, Singapore.
Habitat : Grassland

Fig 2 :
Scaly-breasted Munia (Nutmeg Mannikin) -  juvenile
Lonchura punctulata
Location :
Batu Kawan, Penang state, Peninsular Malaysia.
Habitat : Grassland

Fig 3 :
White-headed Munia
Lonchura maja
Location : Ipoh, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Sparse scrub and grassland

Fig 4 :
Chestnut Munia
Lonchura atricapilla
Location : Kaeng Krachan, Phetchaburi, Thailand
Habitat : Garden, near edge of karst forest
Note : Photo by
Charles Currin

Fig 5 :
White-rumped Munia
Lonchura striata
Location : Ulu Chepor, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia.
Habitat : Lowland primary forest edge.

Fig 6 :
Javan Munia
Lonchura leucogastroides
Location :
Kranji, Singapore.
Habitat : Grassland

Notes : In Singapore, this is an introduced species.

Fig 7 :
Java Sparrow
Lonchura oryzivora (Padda oryzivora)
Location : Gunung Masoorat, Ipoh, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Grassland, near karst limestone.

Notes : In Ipoh, this is an introduced species.

Fig 4: Chestnut Munia
 

ゥ  Charles Currin
 


Fig 5: White-rumped Munia
  

Fig 6: Javan Munia
  
Fig 7: Java Sparrow