The chestnut munia or black-headed munia is a small passerine. It was formerly considered conspecific with the closely related tricoloured munia, but is now widely recognized as a separate species. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and Hawaii. It also has been introduced to all the Greater Antilles and Martinique in the Caribbean. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Vieillot, LJP 1807)
Reference:
Ois. Chanteurs
Protonym:
Loxia atricapilla
Type locality:
Les Grandes-Indes ; restricted to lower Bengal by Robinson and Kloss, 1924, Journ. Nat. Hist. Soc. Siam, 5, p. 362.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55964415
Avibase ID:
5634598A9E52C2B1
Avibase ID:
avibase-5634598A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5634598A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 726104
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Southern Black-headed Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Southern Black-headed Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Southern Black-headed Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Southern Black-headed Munia [incl. rubronigra] ( Lonchura atricapilla [incl. rubronigra]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Southern Black-headed Munia [incl. rubronigra] ( Lonchura atricapilla [incl. rubronigra]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Southern Black-headed Munia [incl. rubronigra] ( Lonchura atricapilla [incl. rubronigra]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Southern Black-headed Munia [incl. rubronigra] ( Lonchura atricapilla [incl. rubronigra]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Southern Black-headed Munia [incl. rubronigra] ( Lonchura atricapilla [incl. rubronigra]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Southern Black-headed Munia [incl. rubronigra] ( Lonchura atricapilla [incl. rubronigra]) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Lonchura [malacca, atricapilla or ferruginosa]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
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