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Black-faced Munia

Lonchura molucca (Linnaeus, C 1766)

The black-faced munia is a species of estrildid finch found in Indonesia. It occurs in a wide range of habitats including artificial landscapes, forest, grassland and savannah. It was first described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the twelfth edition of his Systema Naturae in 1766. The IUCN has evaluated the status of this bird as being of least concern. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Estrildidae
Genus:
   Lonchura
Scientific:
  Lonchura molucca

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Loxia molucca

Type locality:
  Moluccas ; restricted to Ambon.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/306/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F84846C32BBE2406

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F84846C3

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F84846C3

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560858

Geographic range:

  • Lonchura molucca: Lowlands of Wallacea (except for Lesser Sundas)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Black-faced Munia
Catalan:
maniquí caranegre
Czech:
panenka molucká
Danish:
Molukbronzefinke
German:
Wellenbauch-Bronzemännchen
Spanish:
Capuchino Carinegro
Spanish (Spain):
Capuchino Carinegro
Finnish:
raitavatsamanikki
French:
Capucin jacobin
Croatian:
crnorepa amadina
Hungarian:
malukui bronzpinty
Italian:
Munia faccianera
Japanese (romaji):
morukkakinpara
Japanese:
モルッカキンパラ
Lithuanian:
Molukinė munija
Dutch:
Moluks Bronzemannetje
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Molukknonne
Norwegian:
Molukknonne
Polish:
mniszka jarzębata
Portuguese:
Capuchinho-de-cara-preta
Portuguese (Portugal):
Capuchinho-de-faces-pretas
Russian:
Молуккская муния
Slovak:
mníška molucká
Serbian:
Talasastotrbi bronzani galebić
Swedish:
moluckmunia
Ukrainian:
Мунія молуцька
Chinese:
黑脸文鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
印尼黑臉文鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Capucin jacobin ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Capucin jacobin ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Moluccan Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Moluccan Mannikin ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Moluccan Mannikin ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Moluccan Mannikin ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Lonchura molucca [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Lonchura molucca [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Lonchura molucca [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Black-faced Munia ( Lonchura molucca) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Lonchura molucca [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Lonchura molucca [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: maniquí caranegre
Czech: Amadina molucká, panenka molucká
Danish: Molukbronzefinke
German: Wellenbauch-Bronzemännchen
English: Black faced Munia, Black-faced Munia, Moluccan Mannikin, Moluccan Munia
English, HBW: Black-faced Munia
English (IOC): Black-faced Munia
English (United States): Black-faced Munia
Esperanto: Moluka lonĥuro, Moluka manekeno
Spanish: Capuchino Carinegro, Capuchino de las Molucas
Spanish (Spain): Capuchino Carinegro
Spanish (HBW): Black-faced Munia
Estonian: maluku amadiin
Finnish: Raitavatsamanikki
French: Capucin jacobin, Munia des Moluques
Croatian: crnorepa amadina
Hungarian: malukui bronzpinty
Indonesian: Bondol Taruk
Italian: Cappuccino delle Molucche, Munia faccianera
Japanese (romaji): morukkakimpara, morukkakinpara
Japanese: モルッカキンパラ
Scientific: Lonchura molucca, Lonchura molucca molucca, Loxia molucca
Lithuanian: Molukinė munija
Mamasa: dena alang, dena buri
Dutch: Moluks Bronzemannetje
Norwegian Nynorsk: Molukknonne
Norwegian: Molukkbronsefink, Molukknonne
Polish: mniszka jarzebata, mniszka jarzębata
Portuguese: Capuchinho-de-cara-preta
Portuguese (Portugal): Capuchinho-de-faces-pretas
Russian: Молуккская амадина, Молуккская муния
Slovak: mníška molucká
Serbian: Talasastotrbi bronzani galebić
Swedish: Moluckbronsfink, moluckmunia
Turkish: Kara yüzlü munya
Ukrainian: Мунія молуцька
Chinese: 黑脸文鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 印尼黑臉文鳥

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