Alternative names: Bismarck Munia; Buff-bellied Mannikin; Sooty Munia; Thick-billed Mannikin; New Britain Mannikin
- Lonchura melaena
Identification
11 cm
- Black head and breast
- Blackish-brown mantle, back and wing
Distribution
Australasia: found in Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- L. m. melaena:
- New Britain (south-eastern Bismarck Archipelago)
- L. m. bukaensis:
- Buka (Solomon Islands)
Habitat
Dry grassland, swamps, gardens and open forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of seeds and sugar cane seed heads.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bismarck Mannikin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bismarck_Mannikin
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
