Western Alpine Mannikin

When to see the Western Alpine Mannikin

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 5 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Western Alpine Mannikin

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

About the Western Alpine Mannikin

The western alpine mannikin also known as Snow Mountain mannikin or western alpine munia is a small, approximately 11.5 cm long, estrildid finch. Both sexes are similar with dark brown plumage, black face, buff chest and black-barred white abdomen. The young has black bill, dark brown plumage and buffy-white below.

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Easily confused with

Mottled MannikinLonchura hunsteiniMottled mannikin or mottled munia is a species of estrildid finch breeding in New Ireland. Grey-banded MannikinLonchura vanaThe grey-banded mannikin is approximately 10 cm long. Black MannikinLonchura stygiaThe black mannikin or black munia, is a species of estrildid finch found in New Guinea, from Mandum to Lake Daviumbu, Papua New Guinea.