Eastern Alpine Mannikin
Lonchura monticola(De Vis, CW, 1897)
English (US) Eastern Alpine Mannikin
The Eastern Alpine Mannikin (Lonchura monticola) 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.
Range: southwestern New Guinea (Wharton and Owen Stanley mountains)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lonchura monticola
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Eastern Alpine Mannikin
- Described by
- (De Vis, CW, 1897)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Munia monticola
- Described by
- (De Vis, CW, 1897)
- Type locality
- Mt. Scratchley.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.7, vol.3, no.11 p.387
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies
White-capped Munia
Lonchura ferruginosa
White-headed Munia
Lonchura maja
Pale-headed Munia
Lonchura pallida
Great-billed Mannikin
Lonchura grandis
Black-breasted Mannikin
Lonchura teerinki
Western Alpine Mannikin
Lonchura montana
Grey-banded Mannikin
Lonchura vana
Grey-crowned Mannikin
Lonchura nevermanni
Grey-headed Mannikin
Lonchura caniceps
Hooded Mannikin
Lonchura spectabilis
Forbes's Mannikin
Lonchura forbesi
Mottled Mannikin
Lonchura hunsteini
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