Forbes's mannikin

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Forbes's mannikin
Lonchura forbesi - Joseph Smit.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Lonchura
Species:
L. forbesi
Binomial name
Lonchura forbesi
(Sclater, PL, 1879)

Forbes's mannikin (Lonchura forbesi) or the New Ireland munia, is a species of estrildid finch breeding in Papua New Guinea. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 to 50,000 km2. It is found in subtropical or tropical lowland dry grassland habitat. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Lonchura forbesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22719876A94649504. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719876A94649504.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.