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Black-throated munia

Lonchura kelaarti (Jerdon, 1863)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The black-throated munia (Lonchura kelaarti) is a species in the family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 14.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-throated munia (Lonchura kelaarti)
Photo: Kmoorthy1969 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-throated munia

Weight
14.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
16 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black-throated munia live?

Not recorded

What is the black-throated munia?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-throated munia or Jerdon's mannikin (Lonchura kelaarti) is a small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in the hills of southwest India, the Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats and Sri Lanka.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-throated munia” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-throated_munia&oldid=1317461420), 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-throated munia endangered?

The black-throated 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. What the categories mean.

How is the black-throated munia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyEstrildidae
  6. genusLonchura
  7. SpeciesLonchura kelaarti (Jerdon, 1863)

Synonyms Munia kelaarti

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • مونيا أسود العنقArabic
  • maniquí de KelaartCatalan
  • Maniquí GorjanegreCatalan
  • panenka zlatohřbetáCzech
  • manicin torgochWelsh
  • Jerdon´ BronzefinkeDanish
  • Jerdons BronzefinkeDanish
  • BergbronzemännchenGerman
  • Berg-BronzemännchenGerman
  • bronzdorsa estrildoEsperanto
  • Capuchino golinegroSpanish
  • kirikõht-amadiinEstonian
  • نوکنقرهای سیاهگلوPersian
  • suomuvatsamanikkiFinnish
  • Capucin à ventre rouxFrench
  • smeđoleđa amadinaCroatian
  • Jerdon bronzpintyeHungarian
  • Munia golaneraItalian
  • Passero di montagnaItalian
  • チャイロキンパラJapanese
  • juodagurklė munijaLithuanian
  • തോട്ടക്കാരൻMalayalam
  • തോട്ടക്കാരൻ കിളിMalayalam
  • ZwartkeelbronzemannetjeDutch
  • masurnonneNorwegian
  • mniszka marmurkowaPolish
  • capuchinho-de-garganta-pretaPortuguese
  • Чернозобая мунияRussian
  • Златопоясничная амадинаRussian
  • mníška mramorovanáSlovak
  • Crnogrli bronzani galebićSerbian
  • svartstrupig muniaSwedish
  • கருந்தொண்டைச் சில்லைTamil
  • Kara Boğazlı MunyaTurkish
  • мунія чагарниковаUkrainian
  • 紅胸文鳥Chinese
  • 紅腹文鳥Chinese
  • 红胸文鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the black-throated munia

Other species in the same genus Lonchura.

LC, Least Concern
Dusky munia (Lonchura fuscans)

Dusky munia

Lonchura fuscans

Estrildidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-throated munia?

An adult black-throated munia weighs 14.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-throated munia endangered?

The black-throated 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-throated munia?

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

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{black_throated_munia_2026,
  title = {Black-throated munia (Lonchura kelaarti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-throated-munia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}