Grey-headed Mannikin
Lonchura caniceps(Salvadori, AT, 1876)
English (US) Gray-headed Mannikin
UK name: Grey-headed Mannikin
The Grey-headed Mannikin (Lonchura caniceps) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Estrildidae (Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Lonchura caniceps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-headed Mannikin
- English (UK)
- Grey-headed Mannikin
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1876)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Lonchura caniceps caniceps
- Lonchura caniceps scratchleyana
- Lonchura caniceps kumusii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Munia caniceps
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1876)
- Type locality
- Nalabu!, Hall Sound.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 9 p.38
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Grey-banded Mannikin
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Grey-crowned Mannikin
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Hooded Mannikin
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Mottled Mannikin
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New Hanover Mannikin
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Yellow-rumped Mannikin
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Five-Coloured Munia
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