Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Black Mannikin

Lonchura stygia

The Black Mannikin (Lonchura stygia) is an 11 g grassland bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

11 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia.

Where to see it: Ambua Lodge (Papua New Guinea).

Photo: (c) tlaloc27, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist