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White-capped munia

Lonchura ferruginosa (Sparrman, 1789)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The white-capped munia (Lonchura ferruginosa) is a species in the family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10 g to 13 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

White-capped munia (Lonchura ferruginosa)
Photo: Abu Hamas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white-capped munia

Weight
10 g – 13 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
5 – 5.5src 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 white-capped munia live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the white-capped munia as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Singapore

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).

What is the white-capped munia?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-capped munia (Lonchura ferruginosa) is a species of estrildid finch found in Java and Bali. It is found in marshes, swamps, fens, grasslands habitat. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

From the Wikipedia article “White-capped munia” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-capped_munia&oldid=1345014722), 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 white-capped munia endangered?

The white-capped 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 white-capped munia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyEstrildidae
  6. genusLonchura
  7. SpeciesLonchura ferruginosa (Sparrman, 1789)

Synonyms Lonchura malacca ferruginosa, Loxia ferruginosa

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • maniquí de SparrmanCatalan
  • panenka černohrdláCzech
  • Sortstrubet NonneDanish
  • WeißkappennonneGerman
  • blankĉapa estrildoEsperanto
  • Capuchino coroniblancoSpanish
  • jaava ruskeamadiinEstonian
  • JaavankastanjamanikkiFinnish
  • Capucin marronFrench
  • bjeloglava amadinaCroatian
  • jávai apácapintyHungarian
  • Bondol Oto-HitamIndonesian
  • Munia capobiancoItalian
  • Cappuccino calotta biancaItalian
  • シロボウシキンパラJapanese
  • baltakepurė munijaLithuanian
  • WitkapnonDutch
  • smekkenonneNorwegian
  • mniszka czarnogardłaPolish
  • capuchinho-brancoPortuguese
  • capuchinho-de-capuz-brancoPortuguese
  • capuchinho-ferruginosoPortuguese
  • Яванская мунияRussian
  • Каштановая мунияRussian
  • mníška čiernohrdláSlovak
  • Crnogrla nonaSerbian
  • valnötsmuniaSwedish
  • Ak Başlıklı MunyaTurkish
  • мунія балійськаUkrainian
  • 白頂文鳥Chinese
  • 白頂文鳥〔栗色文鳥〕Chinese
  • 白顶文鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the white-capped munia

Other species in the same genus Lonchura.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the white-capped munia?

An adult white-capped munia weighs 10 g – 13 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white-capped munia endangered?

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

Is the white-capped munia an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the white-capped munia as introduced in 1 country: Singapore, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the white-capped munia?

The white-capped munia (Lonchura ferruginosa) 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). White-capped munia (Lonchura ferruginosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-capped-munia

MLA

“White-capped munia (Lonchura ferruginosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-capped-munia.

BibTeX
@misc{white_capped_munia_2026,
  title = {White-capped munia (Lonchura ferruginosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-capped-munia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}