Not to be confused with black-faced munia, Lonchura molucca.
Tricoloured munia
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Estrildidae
Genus:
Lonchura
Species:
L. malacca
Binomial name
Lonchura malacca
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms
Loxia malaccaLinnaeus, 1766
The tricoloured munia (Lonchura malacca) is an estrildid finch, native to Bangladesh,[2] India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and southern China. The species has also been introduced to the Caribbean, in Trinidad, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Venezuela. This species, like the chestnut munia has been known as the black-headed munia. Immature birds have pale brown upperparts, lack the dark head found in adults, and have uniform buff underparts that can be confused with immatures of other munias such as the scaly-breasted munia.
^BirdLife International (2018). "Lonchura malacca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22719837A131885437. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719837A131885437.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^"Red List of Bangladesh : Volume 3: Birds" (PDF). Portals.iucn.org. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
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