Chestnut-breasted Munia
Lonchura castaneothorax
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusLonchura (Typical Munias and Mannikins)
- SpeciesLonchura castaneothorax (Chestnut-breasted Munia)
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
Red-browed Firetail
Neochmia temporalis
Beautiful Firetail
Stagonopleura bella
Double-barred Finch
Taeniopygia bichenovii
Diamond Firetail
Stagonopleura guttata
Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata
Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla
Grey Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Caligavis chrysops
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Lorentz National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-breasted Munia in Blue Mountains National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Chestnut-breasted Munia sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-breasted Munia in Blue Mountains National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-breasted Munia in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.