The Hooded Munia is a small finch found in New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. It has a dark hood and orange rump and feeds mainly on seeds in grasslands.
Adults have a glossy black hood and an orange rump. The underparts vary from creamy white to rich cinnamon among subspecies, and the sexes are alike.
It feeds mainly on seeds in grasslands. Most are resident, though some populations move locally.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.