White-capped Munia (Lonchura ferruginosa)

Other Names (World)
White-capped Munia, Black-throated Munia(!), Chestnut Munia

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sparrman, 1789)

Habitat
Rice fields. From sea-level - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B).

Java and Bali. Introduced in Palau Is.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

White-capped Munia (Lonchura ferruginosa) [XC511159]
by id from , Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

May form a superspecies with Tricoloured Munia (Lonchura malacca) and Chestnut Munia (Lonchura atricapilla), and sometimes considered conspecific with former or with both.

References
See References.

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