| New Hanover mannikin | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Lonchura |
| Species: | L. nigerrima |
| Binomial name | |
| Lonchura nigerrima (Rothschild & Hartert, EJO, 1899) | |
New Hanover mannikin (Lonchura nigerrima) is a species of estrildid finch breeding in New Hannover. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 to 50,000 km2. It is found in subtropical/ tropical (lowland) dry grassland habitat. The New Hanover mannikin has sometimes been treated as a subspecies of Mottled mannikin.[2] The status of Mottled mannikin (with New Hanover mannikin included) is evaluated as Least Concern.[1]
References
- 1 2 BirdLife International (2017). "Lonchura hunsteini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T105968299A111180755. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T105968299A111180755.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ Payne, R. (2017). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "Hunstein's Mannikin (Lonchura hunsteini)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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