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Latest revision as of 21:19, 12 February 2017
Alternative name: Grey-headed Munia
- Lonchura caniceps
Identification
10–11 cm (4-4½ in)
Male
- Grey head, nape and throat
- Dark brown mantle, back and upper wings
- Orange rump
Distribution
Taxonomy
Subspecies
- L. c. caniceps:
- South-eastern New Guinea (Yule Island and Hall Sound to Port Moresby)
- L. c. scratchleyana:
- South-eastern New Guinea (Malalaua and Kupriano Mountains)
- L. c. kumusii:
- South-eastern New Guinea (Kumusi River to upper Musa River)
Habitat
Moist savanna, grassland, rice fields, airfields, roadsides, lawns. Sometimes in urban areas.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of seeds, both foraged from the ground and off the stem.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey-headed Mannikin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-headed_Mannikin
