Alternative names: Alpine Munia; Eastern Alpine Munia; Eastern Alpine Mannikin
- Lonchura monticola
Identification
11·5 cm
- Black forehead, face and throat
- Brownish-black crown
- Green rump
Distribution
Australasia: found in South-western New Guinea (Wharton and Owen Stanley mountains)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Two subspecies are recognised by some authors: L. m. monticola and L. m. myolae[2]
Habitat
High altitude grassland.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of grass and bamboo seeds.
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/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Alpine Mannikin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Alpine_Mannikin
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
