Lonchura atricapilla (Southern Black-headed Munia)

Southern Black-headed 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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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Estrildidae
Genus:
   Lonchura
Scientific:
  Lonchura atricapilla

Original description

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 identifiers

Avibase ID:
5634598A9E52C2B1

Avibase ID:
avibase-5634598A

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5634598A

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 726104

Geographic range:

Lonchura atricapilla atricapilla: SE Nepal and ne India to Myanmar and nw Yunnan
Lonchura atricapilla deignani: SW China (sw Yunnan) to Thailand, Laos and Vietnam
Lonchura atricapilla sinensis: Pen. Thailand, Malaya, Sumatra, Riau Arch. and Lingga Arch.
Lonchura atricapilla batakana: Mountains of n Sumatra
Lonchura atricapilla jagori: Philippines, Sulu Islands, Palawan, Borneo, Sulawesi, Muna and Butung
Lonchura atricapilla obscura: Borneo (Sampit region of Kalimantan)
Lonchura atricapilla selimbaue: Borneo (Pontianak region of w Kalimantan)
Lonchura atricapilla brunneiceps: S Sulawesi (Makassar district)
Lonchura atricapilla formosana: Taiwan and n Philippines
Lonchura atricapilla rubronigra: N India (Haryana to n Bihar) and lowlands of Nepal
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Southern Black-headed Munia
Catalan:
maniquí castany
Czech:
panenka černohlavá
Danish:
Sorthovedet Nonne
German:
Schwarzkappennonne
Spanish:
Capuchino Castaño
Spanish (Spain):
Capuchino castaño
Finnish:
Kastanjamanikki
French:
Capucin à tête noire
Croatian:
kestenjasta amadina
Hungarian:
feketefejű apácapinty
Italian:
Cappuccino testanera
Japanese (romaji):
Kinpara
Japanese:
キンパラ
Lithuanian:
Juodagalvė munija
Dutch:
Kastanjenon
Norwegian:
Kastanjenonne
Polish:
mniszka czarnogłowa
Portuguese:
capuchinho-castanho
Portuguese (Portugal):
capuchinho-castanho
Russian:
Черноголовая муния
Slovak:
mníška gaštanová
Serbian:
Crnoglava nona
Swedish:
svarthuvad munia
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. 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]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: 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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