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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
16/05/2024 02:18:36 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Bismarck Munia*
Id (Atlas):
Lonchura melaena
Description (10 )
Bismarck Munia
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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.
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
Listen to XC246762
Buff-bellied Mannikin (Lonchura melaena ) [XC246762 ]
by Todd Mark from Numundo, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea (call, flight call)
Listen to XC246763
Buff-bellied Mannikin (Lonchura melaena ) [XC246763 ]
by id 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:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Bismarck Munia see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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