Javan munia

Javan munia
	Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Estrildidae
Genus:	Lonchura
Species:	L. leucogastroides
Binomial name
	Lonchura leucogastroides; (Horsfield & Moore, 1856)

The Javan munia (Lonchura leucogastroides) is a species of estrildid finch found in Southern Sumatra, Java, Bali and Lombok, Indonesia. Introduced in Singapore and S Malay Peninsula;[2] possibly introduced in Sumatra. It is found in subtropical/ tropical dry shrubland and grassland habitat. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

They are known to feed on algae,[3] and grasses. [4]

Origin

Origin and phylogeny has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al..[5] Estrildinae may have originated in India and dispersed thereafter (towards Africa and Pacific Ocean habitats).

gollark: node.lua is incompatible with potatOS reboots for some reason.

gollark: Wow, shutdownOS is up to 3.3.2!

gollark: This is one of the problems of HydroNitrogen owning everything...

gollark: That's what I said.

gollark: Urn street.

References

BirdLife International (2012). "Lonchura leucogastroides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url
http://orientalbirdclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Javan-Munia.pdf
Darjono; Dewi M Prawiradilaga & Sudaryanti. 1989. First Record of Algae in The Diet of Java Munia (Lonchura Leucogastroides) and Nutmeg Mannikin (Lonchura) in Indonesia. Ekologi Indonesia I (3) : 70-71.
Dr. C Hazzard. Personal observation
Arnaiz-Villena, A; Ruiz-del-Valle V; Gomez-Prieto P; Reguera R; Parga-Lozano C; Serrano-Vela I (2009). "Estrildinae Finches (Aves, Passeriformes) from Africa, South Asia and Australia: a Molecular Phylogeographic Study" (PDF). The Open Ornithology Journal. 2: 29–36. doi:10.2174/1874453200902010029.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] BirdLife International (2012). "Lonchura leucogastroides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url

[2] ttp://orientalbirdclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Javan-Munia.pdf

[3] Darjono; Dewi M Prawiradilaga & Sudaryanti. 1989. First Record of Algae in The Diet of Java Munia (Lonchura Leucogastroides) and Nutmeg Mannikin (Lonchura) in Indonesia. Ekologi Indonesia I (3) : 70-71.

[4] Dr. C Hazzard. Personal observation

[5] Arnaiz-Villena, A; Ruiz-del-Valle V; Gomez-Prieto P; Reguera R; Parga-Lozano C; Serrano-Vela I (2009). "Estrildinae Finches (Aves, Passeriformes) from Africa, South Asia and Australia: a Molecular Phylogeographic Study" (PDF). The Open Ornithology Journal. 2: 29–36. doi:10.2174/1874453200902010029.