Black Mannikin
Lonchura stygiaStresemann, EFT, 1934
English (US) Black Mannikin
The Black Mannikin (Lonchura stygia) 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: southern New Guinea (Trans-Fly lowlands)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lonchura stygia
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black Mannikin
- Described by
- Stresemann, EFT, 1934
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Stresemann, EFT, 1934
- Type locality
- Mandum, upper Bian River, southern New Guinea.
- Original description
- Ornithologische Monatsberichte 42 p.102
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies
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Yellow-rumped Mannikin
Lonchura flaviprymna
Five-Coloured Munia
Lonchura quinticolor
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
Lonchura castaneothorax
Buff-bellied Mannikin
Lonchura melaena
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Pin-tailed Parrotfinch
Erythrura prasina
Green-faced Parrotfinch
Erythrura viridifacies
Tawny-breasted Parrotfinch
Erythrura hyperythra
Red-throated Parrotfinch
Erythrura psittacea
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