Grey-banded Mannikin
Lonchura vana(Hartert, EJO, 1930)
English (US) Gray-banded Mannikin
UK name: Grey-banded Mannikin
The Grey-banded Mannikin (Lonchura vana) 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: northwestern New Guinea (Arfak Mountains)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lonchura vana
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-banded Mannikin
- English (UK)
- Grey-banded Mannikin
- Described by
- (Hartert, EJO, 1930)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Munia vana
- Described by
- (Hartert, EJO, 1930)
- Type locality
- Kofo, 2,000 m., Anggi gidji, Arfak mountains. New Guinea.
- Original description
- Novitates Zoologicae 36 p.42
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-headed Munia
Lonchura maja
Pale-headed Munia
Lonchura pallida
Great-billed Mannikin
Lonchura grandis
Black-breasted Mannikin
Lonchura teerinki
Western Alpine Mannikin
Lonchura montana
Eastern Alpine Mannikin
Lonchura monticola
Grey-crowned Mannikin
Lonchura nevermanni
Grey-headed Mannikin
Lonchura caniceps
Hooded Mannikin
Lonchura spectabilis
Forbes's Mannikin
Lonchura forbesi
Mottled Mannikin
Lonchura hunsteini
New Hanover Mannikin
Lonchura nigerrima
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