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 Lamington National Park
Red-browed Firetail
Neochmia temporalis
Double-barred Finch
Taeniopygia bichenovii
Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata
Lewin's Honeyeater
Meliphaga lewinii
Eastern Whipbird
Psophodes olivaceus
Eastern Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria australis
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis
Satin Bowerbird
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina
Yellow-Throated Scrubwren
Sericornis citreogularis
Australian Logrunner
Orthonyx temminckii
Green Catbird
Ailuroedus crassirostris
📅 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 Lamington National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Chestnut-breasted Munia sighting in Lamington National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-breasted Munia in Lamington National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-breasted Munia in Lamington National Park in our monthly data.