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| − | + | '''Alternative names: Bismarck Munia; Buff-bellied Mannikin; Sooty Munia; Thick-billed Mannikin; New Britain Mannikin''' | |
| − | ;Lonchura melaena | + | ;[[:Category:Lonchura|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<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''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== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015) | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Lonchura+melaena}} | {{GSearch|Lonchura+melaena}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | + | {{GS-checked}} |
| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lonchura]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:59, 1 February 2022
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. (2025) Bismarck Mannikin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bismarck_Mannikin
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
