Capucin damier vs Capucin à dos marron

Lonchura punctulata compared with Lonchura malacca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Capucin damier	Capucin à dos marron
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (oiseau)	Aves (oiseau)
Order same	Passeriformes (passereaux)	Passeriformes (passereaux)
Family same	Estrildidae	Estrildidae
Genus same	Lonchura	Lonchura
Species	Lonchura punctulata	Lonchura malacca

Evolutionary Relationship

Capucin damier and Capucin à dos marron share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lonchura.

Conservation Status

Capucin damier

LC — Least Concern

Capucin à dos marron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Capucin damier	Capucin à dos marron
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Capucin damier

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Capucin à dos marron

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia, Japan, United Arab Emirates), Europe (7 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Vanuatu), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Capucin damier

One of the most widespread estrildid finches in Asia, scaly-breasted munias are named for the fish-scale-like pattern of brown and white streaks on their breast. They inhabit grasslands, rice fields, and scrub from India east through Southeast Asia to the Philippines and Indonesia, and have established feral populations in many parts of the world including Hawaii, Florida, and Australia. Highly gregarious, they form flocks of hundreds feeding on grass seeds and rice grains.

Capucin à dos marron

Also known as the black-headed munia, tricolored munias display striking chestnut, white, and black plumage. They inhabit grasslands, reed beds, and agricultural land across South and Southeast Asia from India to Indonesia. They are strongly associated with wetland and paddy field habitats, feeding on grass seeds and grain. Popular cage birds throughout their range, the species has been introduced beyond its natural range and established feral populations in several countries.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 13 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇫🇷 France 🇭🇹 Haiti 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States