Black-throated Munia
Lonchura kelaarti(Jerdon, TC, 1863)
English (US) Black-throated Munia
The Black-throated Munia (Lonchura kelaarti) 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.
- Scientific name
- Lonchura kelaarti
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-throated Munia
- Described by
- (Jerdon, TC, 1863)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Lonchura kelaarti vernayi
- Lonchura kelaarti jerdoni
- Lonchura kelaarti kelaarti
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Munia kelaarti
- Described by
- (Jerdon, TC, 1863)
- Type locality
- Ceylon.
- Original description
- The birds of India; being a natural history of all the birds known to inhabit continental India: with descriptions of the species, genera, families, tribes, and orders, and a brief notice of such families as are not found in India, making it a manual of ornithology specially adapted for India 2, pt.1 p.356
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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