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 LC    Snow Mountain Munia* Id (Atlas):
    Lonchura montana

Description (6)
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Other Names (World)
Snow Mountain Mannikin, Snow Mountain Munia, Western Alpine Munia, Western Alpine Mannikin

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
11.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Junge, 1939

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

Range (Guide)
Indonesia.

Snow Mts east to Mt Cappella (in western Star Mts), in west-central New Guinea.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

 
Western Alpine Mannikin (Lonchura montana) [XC26382]
     by Bas van Balen from Lake Habbema trek, Snow Mountains, Papua, Indonesia (call)

 
Western Alpine Mannikin (Lonchura montana) [XC121902]
     by id from Grasberg, Freeport, Snow Mts, Papua, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Sometimes considered conspecific with Alpine Mannikin (Lonchura monticola), but its relationships may be with another member of genus.


References
See References.


Files:
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