Lonchura grandis

Grand Munia

As recorded: Lonchura grandis (Sharpe, 1882)

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Estrildidae

Collected by: P Temple
Collector number: Collector Number: PT 143
Region: Papua New Guinea
Record type: Preserved specimen

Lonchura grandis observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-01.

2026-08-01

Jayapura Regency, Papua, Indonesia

(c) photokeen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-07-31

Jayapura Regency, Papua, Indonesia

(c) photokeen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-06-13

Nimbokrang, Jayapura Regency, Papua, Indonesia

(c) rajaampatherping, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-13

Nimbokrang Sari, Nimbokrang, Jayapura Regency, Papua, Indonesia

(c) rajaampatherping, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-18

Jayapura Regency, Papua, Indonesia

(c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-12-18

Jayapura Regency, Papua, Indonesia

(c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Lonchura grandis. BPBM 22601. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37463540. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/22601.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37463540 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Type status not recognized

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