BirdGuides.io

Pale-headed Munia

Lonchura pallida(Wallace, AR, 1864)

English (US) Pale-headed Munia

The Pale-headed Munia (Lonchura pallida) 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: scrub, marshes and ricefields of lowlands of mainland Sulawesi and the Lesser Sundas from Lombok eastward through BabarRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Lonchura pallida
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Pale-headed Munia
Described by
(Wallace, AR, 1864)

No guides listed yet for Pale-headed Munia

Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.

Add Your Expertise

Taxonomic history

First described as
Munia pallida
Described by
(Wallace, AR, 1864)
Type locality
Lombok and Flores.
Original description
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863, pt.3 p.495

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

See all 138 species of the family Estrildidae