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When to see the Buff-bellied Mannikin
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 5 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Buff-bellied Mannikin
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Buff-bellied Mannikin
The buff-bellied mannikin, also known as the sooty munia or Bismarck munia, is a species of estrildid finch found in New Britain and Buka Island. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 to 50,000 km2.
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Easily confused with
Black-breasted MannikinLonchura teerinkiThe black-breasted mannikin, also known as black-breasted munia, is a species of estrildid finch endemic to West Papua, Indonesia.
Great-billed MannikinLonchura grandisThe great-billed mannikin or grand munia is a species of estrildid finch found in northern and eastern New Guinea.
Mottled MannikinLonchura hunsteiniMottled mannikin or mottled munia is a species of estrildid finch breeding in New Ireland.
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