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Black-faced munia

Lonchura molucca (Linnaeus, 1766)

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The black-faced munia (Lonchura molucca) is a species in the family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 12 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-faced munia (Lonchura molucca)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-faced munia

Weight
12 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black-faced munia live?

Not recorded

What is the black-faced munia?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-faced munia (Lonchura molucca) is a species of estrildid finch found in Indonesia and East Timor. It occurs in a wide range of habitats including artificial landscapes (e.g. parks and gardens), forest, grassland and savannah. It was first described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the twelfth edition of his Systema Naturae in 1766. The IUCN has evaluated the status of this bird as being of least concern.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-faced munia” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-faced_munia&oldid=1319404338), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black-faced munia endangered?

The black-faced munia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the black-faced munia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyEstrildidae
  6. genusLonchura
  7. SpeciesLonchura molucca (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Lonchura molucca molucca, Loxia molucca

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • maniquí caranegreCatalan
  • panenka moluckáCzech
  • manicin MolwcaiddWelsh
  • Moluk BronzefinkeDanish
  • WellenbauchbronzemännchenGerman
  • Wellenbauch-BronzemännchenGerman
  • moluka estrildoEsperanto
  • Capuchino carinegroSpanish
  • maluku amadiinEstonian
  • raitavatsamanikkiFinnish
  • Capucin jacobinFrench
  • crnorepa amadinaCroatian
  • malukui bronzpintyHungarian
  • Bondol tarukIndonesian
  • Munia faccianeraItalian
  • Passero delle MoluccheItalian
  • モルッカキンパラJapanese
  • 검은얼굴납부리새Korean
  • molukinė munijaLithuanian
  • Moluks BronzemannetjeDutch
  • molukknonneNorwegian
  • mniszka jarzębataPolish
  • capuchinho-de-cara-pretaPortuguese
  • capuchinho-de-faces-pretasPortuguese
  • Молуккская мунияRussian
  • Молуккская амадинаRussian
  • mníška moluckáSlovak
  • Talasastotrbi bronzani galebićSerbian
  • moluckmuniaSwedish
  • Kara Yüzlü MunyaTurkish
  • мунія молуцькаUkrainian
  • 黑脸文鸟Chinese
  • 印尼黑臉文鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the black-faced munia

Other species in the same genus Lonchura.

CompareBlack-faced munia vs Scaly-breasted muniaBlack-faced munia vs White-rumped muniaBlack-faced munia vs Tricoloured muniaBlack-faced munia vs Chestnut munia

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-faced munia?

An adult black-faced munia weighs 12 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-faced munia endangered?

The black-faced munia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the black-faced munia?

The black-faced munia (Lonchura molucca) belongs to the family Estrildidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black-faced munia (Lonchura molucca). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-faced-munia

MLA

“Black-faced munia (Lonchura molucca).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-faced-munia.

BibTeX
@misc{black_faced_munia_2026,
  title = {Black-faced munia (Lonchura molucca)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-faced-munia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}