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Passeriformes / Estrildidae / Lonchura

Grey-headed Mannikin

Lonchura caniceps

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (gyhmun1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Lonchura

Subspecies (3)

Lonchura caniceps caniceps

lowlands of southeastern New Guinea (Yule Island and Hall Sound to Port Moresby)
Lonchura caniceps kumusii

lowlands of southeastern New Guinea (Kumusi River to upper Musa River)
Lonchura caniceps scratchleyana

mountains of southeastern New Guinea (Malalaua and Kupriano mountains)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (gyhmun1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.