Black-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura teerinki)

Other Names (World)
Black-breasted Mannikin, Black-breasted Munia, Grand Valley Munia, Grand Valley Mannikin, Teerink's Munia

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
Rand, 1940

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland and shrubland, high altitude grassland, arable land.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A soft 'teu'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Black-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura teerinki) [XC257217]
by Patrik \u00c5berg from Wamena, Kabupaten Jayawijaya, Papua, Indonesia (call, voices)

Black-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura teerinki) [XC40289]
by id from Baliem Valley, Papua, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

teerinki Rand, 1940 - Grand Valley (cut by R Balim and R Bele) and southern slope of Mt Wilhelmina (in Oranje Mts), in west-central New Guinea.
mariae Ripley, 1964 - Central Snow Mts north of Balim Valley, in west-central New Guinea.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura teerinki) - 10 files

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