Lonchura striata

Basic information
Scientific name	Lonchura striata	Click to magnify
Common names	White-rumped munia, Striated munia, Striated mannikin, Hodgson’s munia, White-backed munia, Sharp-tailed munia, Sharp-tailed mannikin, Bengalese finch
Higher taxon	Estrildidae, Passeriformes, Aves
Natural range	Himalaya, Malaysia, Indonesia, S continental China, Taiwan
Habitat	Grassland, farm area, shrub.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Ishigakijima, Okinawajima, and Amamioshima Is.
Origin	Unknown.
Date	Unknown. Probably 1980s or 1990s, given that this species was not recorded in the National Survey on the Natural Environment of 1978, but was recorded in that of 1998.
Route	Deliberate: Escape or release of pet animal.
Impact	Potentially: Damage on agriculture in native range
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	No

Reference

Notes

Biodiversity Center of Japan (ed) (2004) National Survey on the Natural Environment (Accessed on 2012-6-13) http://www.biodic.go.jp/reports2/6th/6_bird/index.html (in Jpn)
Clement et al. (1993) Finch & Sparrow. Christpher Helm, London.
Eguchi & Amano (2004) Spread of exotic birds in Japan. Ornithol Sci. 3, 3-12.
Eguchi & Amano (2004) Invasive birds in Japan. Global Environ Res. 8(1), 29-39.
Kawakami & Kanouchi (2012) The Handbook of Introduced Birds in Japan. Bun-ichi Sogo Shuppan, Tokyo (in Jpn)
Lepage (ed) (2003-2010) Avibase the world bird database (Accessed on 2010-12-24) http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/
Long (1981) Introduced Birds of the World. David & Charles, Newton.
Lepage (ed) (2003-2012) Avibase – the world bird database (Accessed on 2012-6-12) http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/
etc.