Grey-banded Mannikin

Lonchura vana

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernEndemicSeedsGrasslandTiny · 13 g

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The grey-banded mannikin is approximately 10 cm long. This species is a grey pale-headed munia with brownish-grey breast, narrow and grey lower breast-band, rufous-brown belly, dark brown mantle and wings, and pale yellow rump and tail.

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When to see the Grey-banded Mannikin

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Grey-banded Mannikin

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Grey-banded Mannikin

The grey-banded mannikin, or grey-banded munia, is a species of estrildid finch known to be found in Anggi Gigi, Tamrau Mountains, and Arfak Mountains in the Vogelkop Peninsula in north-western Papua, Indonesia. This species inhabits mid-mountain wet grassland and marshland. It also can be found on abandoned agricultural plots near human settlements.

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