Lonchura

Translingual

Lonchura punctulata (scaly-breasted munia)

Etymology

Coined from Ancient Greek λόγχη (lónkhē, “spear”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).

Proper noun

Lonchura f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Estrildidae – the munias, mannikins and silverbills.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Passeroidea - superfamily; Estrildidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Lonchura atricapilla (chestnut munia or black-headed munia; formerly L. malacca atricapilla), Lonchura bicolor (black-and-white mannikin or black-and-white munia), Lonchura caniceps (grey-headed mannikin or grey-headed munia), Lonchura cantans (African silverbill; formerly identified as L. malabarica), Lonchura castaneothorax (chestnut-breasted mannikin, chestnut-breasted munia or bully bird), Lonchura cucullata (bronze mannikin or bronze munia), Lonchura domestica (Bengalese finch or society finch; = L. striata domestica), Lonchura ferruginosa (white-capped munia), Lonchura flaviprymna (yellow-rumped mannikin or yellow-rumped munia), Lonchura forbesi (Forbes's mannikin or New Ireland munia), Lonchura fringilloides (magpie mannikin or magpie munia), Lonchura fuscans (dusky munia), Lonchura fuscata (Timor sparrow or Timor dusky sparrow), Lonchura grandis (great-billed mannikin or grand munia), Lonchura griseicapilla (grey-headed silverbill), Lonchura hunsteini (Hunstein's mannikin or mottled munia), Lonchura kelaarti (black-throated munia or Jerdon's mannikin), Lonchura leucogastra (white-bellied munia), Lonchura leucogastroides (Javan munia), Lonchura leucosticta (streak-headed mannikin or streak-headed munia; includes the white-spotted mannikin), Lonchura maja (white-headed munia), Lonchura malabarica (Indian silverbill or white-throated munia), Lonchura malacca (tricoloured munia), Lonchura melaena (buff-bellied mannikin, sooty munia or Bismarck munia), Lonchura molucca (black-faced munia), Lonchura montana (Western Alpine mannikin, Snow Mountain mannikin or Western Alpine munia), Lonchura monticola (Eastern Alpine mannikin or Alpine munia), Lonchura nana (Madagascan mannikin), Lonchura nevermanni (grey-crowned mannikin or grey-crowned munia), Lonchura nigerrima (New Hanover mannikin or New Hanover munia), Lonchura nigriceps (red-backed mannikin or brown-backed munia), Lonchura oryzivora (Java sparrow, Java finch, Java rice sparrow or Java rice bird), Lonchura pallida (pale-headed munia), Lonchura pallidiventer (cream-bellied munia or cream-bellied mannikin), Lonchura punctulata (scaly-breasted munia, nutmeg mannikin or spice finch), Lonchura quinticolor (five-coloured munia), Lonchura spectabilis (hooded mannikin, hooded munia, New Britain mannikin or Sclater's mannikin), Lonchura striata (white-rumped munia or white-rumped mannikin), Lonchura stygia (black mannikin or black munia), Lonchura teerinki (black-breasted mannikin or black-breasted munia), Lonchura tristissima (streak-headed munia), Lonchura vana (grey-banded mannikin or grey-banded munia) (species)

References

• Munia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lonchura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Lonchura on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Lonchura at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Lonchura at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN