Five-colored Munia vs White-cheeked Pintail

Lonchura quinticolor compared with Anas bahamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-colored Munia	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Estrildidae	Anatidae
Genus	Lonchura	Anas
Species	Lonchura quinticolor	Anas bahamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-colored Munia and White-cheeked Pintail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Five-colored Munia

LC — Least Concern

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-colored Munia	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-colored Munia

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

White-cheeked Pintail

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway