🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Lonchura striata
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Estrildidae
Genus
Lonchura
Species
Lonchura striata
📸 PhotoPhoto: 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
- • IUCN Red List LC (2024) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22719806/263764391
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • doi.org — avilist.v2026
- • iucnredlist.org — 263764391
- • wikidata.org — Q574939
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:White-rumped Munia (Lonchura striata) (5780780488).jpg
- • lcsd.gov.hk — bird 10.html
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Ferran Sayol · CC0 1.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.
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