Grey-headed Munia (Lonchura caniceps)

Other Names (World)
Grey-headed Mannikin, Gray-headed Mannikin, Grey-headed Munia, Gray-headed Munia

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
10 - 11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Salvadori, 1876)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, dry grassland, dry and moist shrubland, inland wetlands, urban areas and rural gardens.

Range (Guide)

Papua New Guinea (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Grey-headed Mannikin (Lonchura caniceps) [XC601961]
by id from Airways Hotel, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (call)

Grey-headed Mannikin (Lonchura caniceps) [XC38277]
by Iain Woxvold from Pacific Adventist University campus, nr Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (call)

Subspecies
Closely related to Black Munia (Lonchura stygia) and Hooded Munia (Lonchura spectabilis). Has apparently hybridized with Chestnut-breasted Munia (Lonchura castaneothorax) in lowlands near Port Moresby.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

kumusii (Hartert, 1911) - Northern coast of south-eastern New Guinea.
scratchleyana (Sharpe, 1898) - Mountains of south-eastern New Guinea.
caniceps (Salvadori, 1876) - Southern coast of south-eastern New Guinea.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Grey-headed Munia (Lonchura caniceps) - 10 files

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