White-rumped Munia
Lonchura striata
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 4,167
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇳 India
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The white-rumped munia (Lonchura striata) 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). It is native to tropical continental Asia and some adjacent islands, and has been naturalized in some parts of Japan. Its domesticated descendant, the society finch or Bengalese finch, is found worldwide as a pet and a biological model organism.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “White-rumped munia”.