Bismarck Munia (Lonchura melaena)

Other Names (World)
Buff-bellied Mannikin, Bismarck Munia, Bismarck Mannikin, Thick-billed Munia, Thick-billed Mannikin, New Britain Mannikin, New Britain Finch, Buff-bellied Black Mannikin

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
10 - 11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater, 1880)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland, shrubland, inland wetlands.

Range (Guide)

Papua New Guinea (B).

Papua New Guinea (B), Bismarck Island in the northern Solomon Islands.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A short, high-pitched 'cheep'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Buff-bellied Mannikin (Lonchura melaena) [XC246763]
by id from Numundo, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea (call, flight call)

Buff-bellied Mannikin (Lonchura melaena) [XC246762]
by Todd Mark from Numundo, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea (call, flight call)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

melaena (Sclater, 1880) - New Britain, in Bismarck Archipelago.
bukaensis Restall, 1995 - Buka I (north of Bougainville I).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Bismarck Munia (Lonchura melaena) - 10 files

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