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What the White-rumped Munia sounds like
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The white-rumped munia is approximately 10 to 11cm in length, with a stubby grey bill and a long black pointed tail. The adults are brown above and on the breast, and lighter below; the rump is white. There is some variation between the subspecies, but the sexes are almost impossible to distinguish in all subspecies; males have a more bulky head and bill.
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When to see the White-rumped Munia
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is December, the month with the most records.
Where to see the White-rumped Munia
The map shades 17 countries with regular records, and 6 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Japan, United States, Canada, Spain, Puerto Rico, Portugal.
About the White-rumped Munia
The white-rumped munia or white-rumped mannikin, sometimes called striated finch in aviculture, is a small passerine bird from the family of waxbill "finches" (Estrildidae). These are not close relatives of the true finches (Fringillidae) or true sparrows (Passeridae).
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Easily confused with
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaSmall, sexes alike, races differ slightly in intensity of colour.
Tricolored MuniaLonchura malaccaThe tricoloured munia is an estrildid finch, native to Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and southern China.
Chestnut-breasted MannikinLonchura castaneothoraxThe chestnut-breasted mannikin, also known as the chestnut-breasted munia or bully bird, is a small brown-backed munia with a black face and greyish crown and nape.
Side by side: Scaly-breasted Munia vs White-rumped Munia · Chestnut Munia vs White-rumped Munia
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