Streak-headed Mannikin (Mayrimunia tristissima) | Photos and ID

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Streak-headed Mannikin (Mayrimunia tristissima), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Cheongweei Gan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Streak-headed Mannikin (Mayrimunia tristissima), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Streak-headed Mannikin (Mayrimunia tristissima), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

Mainly dark brown plumage with light streaking on head and yellowish rump; subspecies leucosticta also with white spotting on face, breast and upper wing-coverts. The call is a short buzzing note, repeated in flight.

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When to see the Streak-headed Mannikin

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Streak-headed Mannikin

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Indonesia Papua New Guinea

About the Streak-headed Mannikin

The streak-headed mannikin also known as the streak-headed munia, is a small 10 cm (3.9 in) long estrildid finch.

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Easily confused with

White-spotted MannikinMayrimunia leucostictaThe white-spotted mannikin is a small passerine bird in the family Estrildidae.

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