Tricolored Munia
Lonchura malacca
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusLonchura (Typical Munias and Mannikins)
- SpeciesLonchura malacca (Tricolored Munia)
Closest Relatives at Caroni Swamp
Straight-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus picus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Masked Cardinal
Paroaria nigrogenis
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
Black-crested Antshrike
Sakesphorus canadensis
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Cyclarhis gujanensis
Pied Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola pica
Bicolored Conebill
Conirostrum bicolor
White-winged Swallow
Tachycineta albiventer
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tricolored Munia in Caroni Swamp?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Tricolored Munia sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 49 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tricolored Munia in Caroni Swamp?
August has the highest sighting rate for Tricolored Munia in Caroni Swamp in our monthly data.