Registro del capuchino tricolor (Lonchura malacca) en Huixtla, Chiapas, México

we provide the first record of the tricolored munia (lonchura malacca) in chiapas state. including this record, there are now three states that have a confirmed presence of this exotic bird in mexico. previous records of l. malacca occurred in yucatan in 1993 and in quintana roo in 2004. this record suggests a possible increase in the distribution range of l. malacca in mexico.