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Madagascar Munia

Lepidopygia nana (Pucheran, J 1845)

The Madagascar mannikin is a common species of estrildid finch native to Madagascar. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 100,000 to 1,000,000 km2. Other names for this species include Madagascar munia, bibfinch, African bibfinch, African parsonfinch, and dwarf mannikin. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Estrildidae
Genus:
   Lepidopygia
Scientific:
  Lepidopygia nana


Original description

Citation:
  (Pucheran, J 1845)

Reference:
   Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuvierienne 8 p.52

Protonym:
  Pyrrhula nana

Type locality:
  Madagascar.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19572#page/59/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  9E75E6F9AC3AA46B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-9E75E6F9

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/9E75E6F9


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560749

Geographic range:

  • Lepidopygia nana: Madagascar
English:
Madagascar Munia
Catalan:
maniquí de Madagascar
Czech:
stračka zakrslá
Danish:
Dværgskadefinke
German:
Zwergelsterchen
Spanish:
Capuchino Malgache
Spanish (Spain):
Capuchino malgache
Finnish:
madagaskarinmanikki
French:
Capucin de Madagascar
Croatian:
madagaskarska amadina
Hungarian:
törpeszarkapinty
Italian:
Munia del Madagascar
Japanese (romaji):
himeshichihou
Japanese:
ヒメシチホウ
Lithuanian:
Madagaskarinė munija
Dutch:
Dwergekstertje
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gassarmannikin
Norwegian:
Gassermannikin
Polish:
mniszeczka
Portuguese:
Bico-de-prata-de-madagáscar
Portuguese (Portugal):
bico-de-prata-malgaxe
Russian:
Мадагаскарская амадина
Slovak:
mníška krpatá
Serbian:
Patuljasta svrakica
Swedish:
madagaskarmunia
Ukrainian:
Мунія мадагаскарська
Chinese:
马岛文鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
馬達加斯加文鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lonchura nana)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lonchura nana)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lonchura nana)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lonchura nana)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lonchura nana)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lonchura nana)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Capucin de Madagascar ( Lonchura nana)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Capucin de Madagascar ( Lemuresthes nana)
Clements 1st edition:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lonchura nana)
Clements, version 2021:
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
Clements, version 2022:
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
Clements, version 2023:
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
Clements, version 2024:
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
Clements 3rd edition:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lonchura nana)
Clements 4th edition:
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Clements 6th edition:
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Clements, version 2015:
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Clements, version 2016:
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Clements, version 2017:
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Clements, version 2018:
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Clements, version 2019:
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
eBird version 1.50:
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
eBird version 1.52:
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
eBird version 1.53:
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
eBird version 1.54:
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
eBird version 1.55:
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
eBird version 2015:
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
eBird version 2016:
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
eBird version 2017:
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
eBird version 2018:
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
eBird version 2019:
Madagascar Munia ( Lonchura nana)
eBird version 2021:
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
eBird version 2022:
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
eBird version 2023:
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
eBird version 2024:
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Bib-Finch ( Lepidopygia nana)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Bib-Finch ( Lepidopygia nana)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Madagascan Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Madagascan Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Madagascan Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Madagascan Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Madagascan Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Madagascan Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Madagascan Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Madagascan Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Madagascan Munia ( Lonchura nana)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Madagascar Bibfinch ( Lepidopygia nana)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Madagascar Bibfinch ( Lepidopygia nana)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Madagascar Munia ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Madagascan Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Madagascan Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Madagascan Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Madagascan Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Madagascan Mannikin ( Lemuresthes nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Madagascan Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Madagascan Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Madagascan Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Madagascan Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Madagascan Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Madagascan Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Madagascan Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Madagascan Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Madagascan Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Madagascan Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Madagascan Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Madagascan Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Madagascan Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Madagascan Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Madagascan Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Madagascan Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Madagascan Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Madagascan Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lepidopygia nana)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Madagascar Mannikin ( Lonchura nana)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Lonchura nana
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Lonchura nana
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Lonchura nana
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Madagascar Munia ( Lemuresthes nana)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Madagascar Munia ( Lemuresthes nana)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Madagascar Munia ( Lemuresthes nana)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Lemuresthes nana
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Lemuresthes nana

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: maniquí de Madagascar
Czech: Stracka zakrslá, stračka zakrslá
Danish: Dværgskadefinke
German: Zwergelsterchen, Zwerg-Elsterchen
English: Bibfinch, Bib-Finch, Madagasar Munia, Madagascan Mannikin, Madagascan Munia, Madagascar Bibfinch, Madagascar Bib-Finch, Madagascar Mannikin, Madagascar Munia
English, HBW: Madagascar Munia
English (IOC): Madagascan Mannikin, Madagascar Mannikin
English (United States): Madagascar Munia
Esperanto: Nana lemuresto, Nana lonĥuro
Spanish: Capuchino Malgache
Spanish (Spain): Capuchino malgache
Spanish (HBW): Madagascar Munia
Estonian: madagaskari amadiin
Finnish: madagaskarinmanikki, Madagaskarinpeippo
French: Capucin de Madagascar, Mannikin à capuchon, Mannikin de Madagascar, Nonnette naine, Spermeste naine, Spermète nain
Croatian: madagaskarska amadina
Hungarian: törpeszarkapinty
Italian: Diamante del Madagascar, Munia del Madagascar
Japanese (romaji): hagoromoshichihou, himeshichihou, himeshippou
Japanese: ハゴロモシチホウ, ヒメシチホウ, ヒメシッポウ
Scientific: Lemuresthes nana, Lepidopygia nana, Lonchura nana, Pyrrhula nana
Lithuanian: Madagaskarinė munija
Malagasy: tserikalambo, Tsikirity, Tsipiritiky, Tsipiritse, Tsiporitika
Dutch: Dwergekstertje
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gassarmannikin
Norwegian: Dvergbronsefink, Gassermannikin
Polish: mniszeczka
Portuguese: Bico-de-prata-de-madagáscar
Portuguese (Portugal): bico-de-prata-malgaxe
Russian: Карликовая амадина, Мадагаскарекая муния, Мадагаскарская амадина
Slovak: mníška krpatá
Serbian: Patuljasta svrakica
Swedish: Dvärgskatfink, madagaskarmunia
Turkish: Küçük munya
Ukrainian: Мунія мадагаскарська
Chinese: 马岛文鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 馬達加斯加文鳥

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