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Lonchura leucogastroides
Basic stats
Diet
Grass seeds
Habitat
Grassland, scrub, cultivated land
Range
Java and Bali (introduced elsewhere)
Clutch size
4–6 eggs
Incubation period
About 13–14 days
Size
Small (11cm)
Wingspan
~16–18cm
Weight
~10–13g
A rare and accidental species in Borneo, native to Java and Bali, with a black head and undertail contrasting against a pale grey-buff body.
Where it does occur locally, it associates with other munias in grassland and cultivated areas, feeding on grass seed heads, though most Bornean records likely stem from escaped cage birds.
