Buff-bellied mannikin
Buff-bellied mannikin | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Estrildidae |
Genus: | Lonchura |
Species: | L. melaena |
Binomial name | |
Lonchura melaena (Sclater, 1880) | |
The buff-bellied mannikin (Lonchura melaena), also known as the sooty munia or Bismarck munia, is a species of estrildid finch breeding in Papua New Guinea . It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 to 50,000 km².
It is found in subtropical/ tropical dry grassland habitat. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Lonchura melaena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
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