Alternative name: Grey-crowned Munia
- Lonchura nevermanni
Identification
11·5 cm (4½ in)
Male
- Whitish forehead, face and crown
Distribution
Australasia: found in New Guinea (Kurik and Mapa areas to lower Fly River)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Riverbank reed beds, grassy marshes, tall grassy savannas.
Behaviour
Diet
They climb up and down grass stems to eat the grass seeds.
Movements
A resident species.
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 August 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey-crowned Mannikin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-crowned_Mannikin
