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
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-capped Munia
- Described by
- (Sparrman, A, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic 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.
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