Grey-crowned mannikin

Grey-crowned mannikin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Lonchura
Species: L. nevermanni
Binomial name
Lonchura nevermanni
Stresemann, 1924

The grey-crowned mannikin or grey-crowned munia, (Lonchura nevermanni) is a species of estrildid finch of southern New Guinea. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 to 50,000 km².

It is found in moist savanna & wetlands habitats. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

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