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Lonchura
Sign in to saveLonchura is a genus of the estrildid finch family, and includes munias (or minias) and mannikins. They are seed-eating birds that are found in South Asia from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka east to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines. The name mannikin is from Middle Dutch mannekijn 'little man', and also the source of the common name of the family Pipridae, manakin.
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Lonchura is a genus of birds within the class Aves and order Passeriformes. It belongs to the phylum Chordata and the kingdom Animalia. Taxonomic classifications place this genus in the family Estrildidae, while the World Register of Marine Species lists it under the family Passeridae. The genus was described by Sykes in 1832 and holds an accepted status in taxonomic records.
Specimens of Lonchura are held by several institutions, including RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CAS, CUMV, ANWC, and YPM. Records indicate the presence of this genus in Indonesia, Senegal, India, the Philippines, and the United States. The genus has 1,806,547 occurrence records and 578 specific records, with 36 associated media items.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae
Le genre Lonchura regroupe des capucins et des paddas, petits passereaux appartenant à la famille des Estrildidae. Reproduction Le mâle transporte les matériaux qui sont assemblés par la femelle en un nid en forme de boule typique du genre avec une entrée latérale surmontée d'un auvent abritant l'accès au nid. Liste des espèces D'après la classification de référence (version 2.6, 2010) du Congrès ornithologique international (ordre phylogénique) : Lonchura cucullata – Capucin nonnette Lonchura bicolor – Capucin bicolore Lonchura nigriceps – Capucin à dos brun Lonchura fringilloides – Capucin pie Lonchura striata – Capucin domino Lonchura leucogastroides – Capucin javanais Lonchura fuscans – Capucin sombre Lonchura molucca – Capucin jacobin Lonchura punctulata – Capucin damier Lonchura kelaarti – Capucin à ventre roux Lonchura leucogastra – Capucin à ventre blanc Lonchura tristissima – Capucin à tête rayée Lonchura leucosticta – Capucin tacheté Lonchura quinticolor – Capucin coloré Lonchura malacca – Capucin à dos marron Lonchura ferruginosa – Capucin marron Lonchura atricapilla – Capucin à tête noire Lonchura maja – Capucin à tête blanche Lonchura pallida – Capucin pâle Lonchura gr
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 578
- With media
- 36
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CAS, CUMV, ANWC, YPM
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Senegal, India, Philippines, United States, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste
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Encyclopedic overview
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Lonchura is a genus of the estrildid finch family, and includes munias (or minias) and mannikins. They are seed-eating birds that are found in South Asia from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka east to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines. The name mannikin is from Middle Dutch mannekijn 'little man', and also the source of the common name of the family Pipridae, manakin.
Some of the Lonchura species were formerly placed in Spermestes. Others have been placed in a genus of their own, Euodice.
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