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Alternative names: Bismarck Munia; Buff-bellied Mannikin; Sooty Munia; Thick-billed Mannikin; New Britain Mannikin

Lonchura melaena

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Australasia: found in Papua New Guinea.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Subspecies^[1]

There are 2 subspecies:

• L. m. melaena:

• New Britain (south-eastern Bismarck Archipelago)

• L. m. bukaensis:

• Buka (Solomon Islands)

[edit] Habitat

Dry grassland.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Wikipedia

• List of references

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID ;