🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Lonchura striata
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Estrildidae
Genus
Lonchura
Species
Lonchura striata
White-rumped Munia (Lonchura striata)📸 Photo

Photo: Thomas Brown · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source

Aves🌿 Herbivore

White-rumped Munia

Lonchura striata (White-rumped Munia · コシジロキンパラ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)LC (Least Concern)
DDData Deficient
LCLeast Concern
NTNear Threatened
VUVulnerable
ENEndangered
CRCritically End.
EWExtinct in Wild
EXExtinct
Geological Era
Extant
Diet
Herbivore
Length · Height
11cm · No data
Mass · Top Speed
No data · No data
Habitat & Fossil Locality
Woodlands and large urban parks (in Hong Kong)

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

  • 💡 Its length of 11 cm is slightly longer than the long edge of a credit card (8.6 cm).
  • 💡 Hong Kong's Leisure and Cultural Services Department introduces it as a common bird in urban parks that feeds mainly on seeds and moves in flocks.

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

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📖 1. Overview

The White-rumped Munia is a resident bird found in woodlands and large urban parks in Hong Kong. It moves in flocks.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

It is about 11 cm long. Its plumage is mostly brown, with a black tail and a white rump and belly.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It feeds mainly on seeds and usually moves in flocks.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.

📚 Sources & References

Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.

🔗 Related & Comparable Species

DATA & LICENSE

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② Summaries: Wikipedia

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③ Measurements & IUCN Status

Length, mass, and speed are representative estimates from published literature. Conservation status follows IUCN Red List categories (iucnredlist.org).

④ Silhouettes & Scale Diagrams

Silhouettes on the size comparison stage use open-licensed PhyloPic illustrations and custom body diagrams drawn at an exact 1m = 1m scale.

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