Kauaʻi record · kba_bird_chestnut_munia
Chestnut Munia
Lonchura atricapilla
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About Chestnut Munia
Chestnut Munia (Lonchura atricapilla) is recorded as a naturalized resident or reintroduced population on Kauaʻi in the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist. This is a documented island occurrence, not a claim of an individual sighting in 2026.
Kauaʻi evidence
Bishop Museum island checklist (version 2, 2017) lists Kauaʻi status N: naturalized resident or reintroduced population. See original island table. A Hawaiʻi-level record is available, but the species needs a documented Kauaʻi observation before local ecological conclusions are drawn.
Occurrence evidence
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Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Lonchura atricapilla
- Common names
- Chestnut Munia
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Kauaʻi documented: naturalized resident or reintroduced population (2017 island checklist)
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- Island occurrence supported by the 2017 checklist; abundance and current year presence are not established here
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Forest · Wetlands · Agricultural areas
- Food and resource needs
- Food and resources may include seeds, buds, fruit, nectar, and arthropods according to bill form and native/introduced status
- Reproduction
- Suitable nesting or roosting sites, seasonal food, and protection from disturbance and predators.
- Shelter
- Shelter and structure within forest, wetlands, agricultural areas.
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Avian malaria/vector expansion, habitat loss, invasive plants, predators, food-web change, storms, small population size, and climate displacement
- Conservation actions
- Mosquito/vector control where applicable, predator control, native forest restoration, fencing, translocation, captive assurance, and habitat connectivity
- Monitoring
- Document date, place, observer, habitat, behavior, and supporting media for any Kauaʻi observation.
- Data gaps
- Update island status with dated contemporary records · Specific Kauaʻi habitat and abundance need local evidence
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Chestnut Munia (Lonchura atricapilla) is recorded as a naturalized resident or reintroduced population on Kauaʻi in the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist. This is a documented island occurrence, not a claim of an individual sighting in 2026.