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White-capped Munia

Lonchura ferruginosa(Sparrman, A, 1789)

English (US) White-capped Munia

The White-capped Munia (Lonchura ferruginosa) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Estrildidae (Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.

Range: lowland grasslands of Java and Bali (scarce)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Lonchura ferruginosa
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
White-capped Munia
Described by
(Sparrman, A, 1789)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Loxia ferruginosa
Described by
(Sparrman, A, 1789)
Type locality
Java.
Original description
Museum Carlsonianum, in quo novas et selectas aves, coloribus ad vivum brevique descriptione illustratas (etc.) fasc.4 pl.90,91

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 138 species of the family Estrildidae