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Bronze munia

Lonchura cucullata (Swainson, 1837)

Status not recordedsongbirds

The bronze munia (Lonchura cucullata) is a species in the family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 8.99 g to 9.2 g.

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Quick facts about the bronze munia

Weight
8.99 g – 9.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
12 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
5 – 6src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bronze munia live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the bronze munia as introduced in 3 countries.

  1. Mauritius
  2. Mayotte
  3. United Kingdom

Also listed for parts of: France (Martinique).

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the bronze munia endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bronze munia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyEstrildidae
  6. genusLonchura
  7. SpeciesLonchura cucullata (Swainson, 1837)

Synonyms Loxia prasipteron, Spermestes cucullata

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • Bronze mannikinEnglish
  • Bronze mannikinEnglish
  • Gewone FretAfrikaans
  • AturuhweɛAkan
  • maniquí bronzatCatalan
  • stračka maláCzech
  • manicin cycyllogWelsh
  • SkadefinkeDanish
  • KleinelsterchenGerman
  • Klein-ElsterchenGerman
  • Capuchino BronceadoSpanish
  • pronksamadiinEstonian
  • pronssimanikkiFinnish
  • Capucin nonnetteFrench
  • Spermète nonnetteFrench
  • Mainicín umhaíIrish
  • kis szarkapintyHungarian
  • Munia bronzeaItalian
  • Nonnetta comune o rondinella del SenegalItalian
  • ハゴロモシチホウJapanese
  • bronzinė munijaLithuanian
  • BronsemannikinNorwegian Bokmål
  • Gewoon EkstertjeDutch
  • mniszka srokataPolish
  • freirinha-bronzeadaPortuguese
  • Бронзовокрылая амадинаRussian
  • mníška maláSlovak
  • bronsmuniaSwedish
  • сріблодзьоб чорноволийUkrainian

Catalogue of LifeTAXREFWikidata

Relatives of the bronze munia

Other species in the same genus Lonchura.

CompareBronze munia vs Scaly-breasted muniaBronze munia vs White-rumped muniaBronze munia vs Tricoloured muniaBronze munia vs Chestnut munia

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the bronze munia?

An adult bronze munia weighs 8.99 g – 9.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bronze munia an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the bronze munia as introduced in 3 countries: Mauritius, Mayotte and United Kingdom, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the bronze munia?

The bronze munia (Lonchura cucullata) belongs to the family Estrildidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bronze munia (Lonchura cucullata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bronze-munia

MLA

“Bronze munia (Lonchura cucullata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bronze-munia.

BibTeX
@misc{bronze_munia_2026,
  title = {Bronze munia (Lonchura cucullata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bronze-munia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}