Black-faced Munia (Lonchura molucca)

Other Names (World)
Black-faced Munia, Moluccan Munia, Moluccan Mannikin, Moluccan Finch

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest and shrubland, dry grassland.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B), Timor-Leste (B) (NB).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Black-faced Munia (Lonchura molucca) [XC204530]
by Raf Drijvers from Tanahjampea island, Indonesia (call)

Black-faced Munia (Lonchura molucca) [XC350553]
by Frank Lambert from Kelimutu, Kabupaten Ende, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
Proposed subspecies vagans (described from Tukangbesi Is) is treated as a synonym of nominate.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

molucca (Linnaeus, 1766) - Talaud Is, Sangihe, Siau, Ruang, Sulawesi and associated islands and archipelagos (south to Kalao, Kalaotoa and Tukangbesi), Sula Is, and Moluccas from Morotai and Halmahera south to Buru, Seram, Tayandu Is and Kai Is.
propinqua (Sharpe, 1890) - Kangean Is (off north-eastern Java), Lembongan and Nusa Penida (both off southern Bali), and Lesser Sundas (Sumbawa, Komodo, Sumba, Flores, Paloe, Besar, Adonara, Pantar, Alor, Timor and Tanimbar Is).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-faced Munia (Lonchura molucca) - 10 files

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