Chestnut Munia

Lonchura atricapilla - Capucin à tête noire

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Estrildidés
Genus
:
Lonchura
Species
:
atricapilla

Descriptor

Vieillot, 1807

Biometrics

Size
: 12 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: -

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Chestnut Munia (Lonchura atricapilla) is a species of bird in the Estrildidae family.

Subspecific information 7 subspecies

Lonchura atricapilla atricapilla (ne India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and sw China)
Lonchura atricapilla rubronigra (n India and Nepal)
Lonchura atricapilla deignani (Thailand, se China and Indochina)
Lonchura atricapilla sinensis (Malay Pen. and n Sumatra)
Lonchura atricapilla batakana (nw Sumatra)
Lonchura atricapilla formosana (Taiwan and n Luzon. n Philippines.)
Lonchura atricapilla jagori (Philippines. except n Luzon. , Borneo, Sulawesi and offshore islands (Togian Is, Muna and Buton))

Foreign names

Capucin à tête noire,
Capuchino castaño,
capuchinho-castanho,
Schwarzkappennonne,
feketefejű apácapinty,
Kastanjenon,
Cappuccino testanera,
svarthuvad munia,
Kastanjenonne,
mníška gaštanová,
panenka černohlavá,
Sorthovedet Nonne,
maniquí castany,
mniszka czarnogłowa,
Восточная черноголовая муния,
Bondol rawa,
キンパラ,
栗腹文鸟,
นกกระติ๊ดสีอิฐ,
黑頭文鳥,

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels)