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Chestnut Munia
Lonchura atricapilla (Vieillot, LJP 1807)
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
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Passeriformes
Family:
Estrildidae
Genus:
Lonchura
Scientific:
Lonchura atricapilla
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Estrildidae
Genus:
Lonchura
Scientific:
Lonchura atricapilla
Original description
Citation:
(Vieillot, LJP 1807)
Reference:
Ois. Chanteurs
livr.9 p.84 pl.LIII
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://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/250258#page/204/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
5634598A9E52C2B1
Avibase ID:
avibase-5634598A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5634598A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 726104
English:
Southern Black-headed Munia
Azerbaijani:
Qarabaş kürən amadina
Bulgarian:
Черноглава муния
Bengali:
কালামাথা মুনিয়া
Catalan:
maniquí castany
Czech:
panenka černohlavá
Danish:
Sorthovedet Nonne
German:
Schwarzkappennonne
Greek:
Κασταvή μoσχόσπιζα
Esperanto:
kaŝtana estrildo
Spanish:
Capuchino Castaño
Spanish (Spain):
Capuchino castaño
Estonian:
põhja-ruskeamadiin
Finnish:
Kastanjamanikki
French:
Capucin à tête noire
Croatian:
kestenjasta amadina
Hungarian:
feketefejű apácapinty
Indonesian:
Bondol rawa
Italian:
Cappuccino testanera
Japanese (romaji):
Kinpara
Japanese:
キンパラ
Lithuanian:
Juodagalvė munija
Latvian:
Melngalvas smailastīte
Nepali:
कटुसे मुनिया“
Dutch:
Kastanjenon
Norwegian:
Kastanjenonne
Polish:
mniszka czarnogłowa
Portuguese:
capuchinho-castanho
Portuguese (Portugal):
capuchinho-castanho
Russian:
Черноголовая муния
Slovak:
mníška gaštanová
Slovenian:
Črnoglava nona
Serbian:
Crnoglava nona
Swedish:
svarthuvad munia
Thai:
นกกระติ๊ดสีอิฐ
Turkish:
Kestane rengi munya
Ukrainian:
Мунія чорноголова
Chinese:
栗腹文鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
黑頭文鳥
Southern Black-headed Munia
Azerbaijani:
Qarabaş kürən amadina
Bulgarian:
Черноглава муния
Bengali:
কালামাথা মুনিয়া
Catalan:
maniquí castany
Czech:
panenka černohlavá
Danish:
Sorthovedet Nonne
German:
Schwarzkappennonne
Greek:
Κασταvή μoσχόσπιζα
Esperanto:
kaŝtana estrildo
Spanish:
Capuchino Castaño
Spanish (Spain):
Capuchino castaño
Estonian:
põhja-ruskeamadiin
Finnish:
Kastanjamanikki
French:
Capucin à tête noire
Croatian:
kestenjasta amadina
Hungarian:
feketefejű apácapinty
Indonesian:
Bondol rawa
Italian:
Cappuccino testanera
Japanese (romaji):
Kinpara
Japanese:
キンパラ
Lithuanian:
Juodagalvė munija
Latvian:
Melngalvas smailastīte
Nepali:
कटुसे मुनिया“
Dutch:
Kastanjenon
Norwegian:
Kastanjenonne
Polish:
mniszka czarnogłowa
Portuguese:
capuchinho-castanho
Portuguese (Portugal):
capuchinho-castanho
Russian:
Черноголовая муния
Slovak:
mníška gaštanová
Slovenian:
Črnoglava nona
Serbian:
Crnoglava nona
Swedish:
svarthuvad munia
Thai:
นกกระติ๊ดสีอิฐ
Turkish:
Kestane rengi munya
Ukrainian:
Мунія чорноголова
Chinese:
栗腹文鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
黑頭文鳥
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. 2025 (Nov 2025): Southern Black-headed Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) |
| 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]) |
| Avilist 2025: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
| 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] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) |
| 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 2024: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: 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] |
| eBird version 2024: Chestnut Munia ( Lonchura atricapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: 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] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: 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
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Belarusian: Чорнагаловая мунія
Bulgarian: Черноглава муния
Bengali: কালামাথা মুনিয়া
Catalan: Maniquí capnegre, maniquí castany
Czech: panenka černohlavá
Danish: Sorthovedet Nonne
German: Schwarzkappennonne
Greek: Κασταvή μoσχόσπιζα
English: Chestnut Munia, Southern Black-headed Munia, Southern Black-headed Munia [incl. rubronigra]
English, HBW: Chestnut Munia
English (IOC): Chestnut Munia
English (United States): Chestnut Munia
Esperanto: kaŝtana estrildo, Nigraĉapa lonĥuro, Nigrakapa manekeno
Spanish: Capuchino Castaño
Spanish (Colombia): Capuchino
Spanish (Cuba): Capuchino castaño
Spanish (Ecuador): Monjita Castaña
Spanish (Spain): Capuchino castaño
Spanish (HBW): Chestnut Munia
Estonian: põhja-ruskeamadiin
Finnish: Kastanjamanikki
French: Capucin à tête noire, Capucin à tête noire [incl. rubronigra]
Irish: Mainicín dúcheannach
Galician: Capuchino castaño
Croatian: kestenjasta amadina
Hungarian: feketefejű apácapinty
Indonesian: Bondol rawa, Roné
Italian: Cappuccino castano, Cappuccino testanera
Japanese (romaji): Kinpara
Japanese: キンパラ
Scientific: Lonchura atricapilla, Lonchura atricapilla [incl. rubronigra], Lonchura atricapilla atricapilla, Lonchura malacca atricapilla, Loxia atricapilla
Lithuanian: Juodagalvė munija
Latvian: Melngalvas smailastīte
Malay: Ciak-Padi Rawa Biasa
Nepali: कटुसे मुनिया“
Dutch: Kastanjenon, Kastanjenonnetje
Norwegian: Kastanjenonne
Polish: mniszka czarnogłowa
Portuguese: capuchinho-castanho, Capuchinho-de-cabeça-preta
Portuguese (Portugal): Bico-de-chumbo-de-cabeça-preta, capuchinho-castanho
Russian: Восточная черноголовая муния, Черноголовая муния
Slovak: mníška gaštanová
Slovenian: Črnoglava nona
Serbian: Crnoglava nona
Swedish: svarthuvad munia
Thai: นกกระติ๊ดสีอิฐ
Turkish: Kestane rengi munya
Ukrainian: Мунія чорноголова
Chinese: 栗腹文鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 黑頭文鳥
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