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Small finchlike bird with brown wings, pale bill, and yellowish rump.
Not listed
Endemic to Australia
Indigenous: Yellow-Rumped Munia
At a glance
FamilyWaxbills and Allies
SizeSmall
RarityUncommon
HabitatGrassland, Herbaceous Graminoids Open Tussock Grasses, Open woodland, Sparse woodland, and Woody Trees Scattered
Best timeMost reliable in Northern Territory from July to October.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by Pieter de Groot Boersma
Range map
Range map
86visible hotspots
1329visible records
3states
SparseModerateDense hotspot
Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Overview
Pale gray head contrasts with dark brown back and wings, underparts pale buff, and rump and tail dark yellowish tone. Juvenile very plain, easily confused with juvenile Chestnut-breasted (which has less uniform upperparts) or Pictorella Munia (which has shadow pattern of dark ear coverts, recalling adult’s).
Behavior
Found in areas with tall grass, often in flocks beside rivers or floodplains, sometimes mixed with other seed-eating species.
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